psyc 2101 Exam 1 #Questions with correct answers
What does SPSS stand for? - ✔✔Statistical Package for Social Sciences
When you initially open an SPSS dataset, two windows appear. What are they
called? - ✔✔data editor and output viewer
In SPSS, what is the main difference between the Data View and Variable View
files? - ✔✔Data View contains the raw data while the Variable View defines the
properties of each variable with specific information.
When creating a variable name in SPSS, what cannot be used? - ✔✔spaces and
symbols
What do the rows in Data View represent? - ✔✔each row represents a participant
What do the columns in Data View represent? - ✔✔each column represents a
variable
In Variable View, what does the Value column indicate? - ✔✔The Value Column
provides a label for each number/condition used
In Variable View, what does the Measure Column indicate? - ✔✔It indicates what
type of scale is used to measure the variable
In Data View, how do you sort by a particular variable? - ✔✔Right click the
column header and select "Sort Ascending"
, The Data Editor - ✔✔- consists of data view and variable view
- the main window in SPSS in which you enter data and carry out statistical
functions
Data View in SPSS - ✔✔- shows the raw data for this file
- rows (horizontal) represent participants
- columns (vertical) represent the variables
Variable View in SPSS - ✔✔- shows the information for each variable in the
dataset
- each row (horizontal) represents the specific information for that particular
variable
Nominal - ✔✔- labels
- ex: M/F, degree
Ordinal - ✔✔- labels, ranked
- ex: class rank, placement in race
Interval - ✔✔- no absolute zero (arbitrary)
- temperature
Ratio - ✔✔- absolute zero
- distance
What does SPSS stand for? - ✔✔Statistical Package for Social Sciences
When you initially open an SPSS dataset, two windows appear. What are they
called? - ✔✔data editor and output viewer
In SPSS, what is the main difference between the Data View and Variable View
files? - ✔✔Data View contains the raw data while the Variable View defines the
properties of each variable with specific information.
When creating a variable name in SPSS, what cannot be used? - ✔✔spaces and
symbols
What do the rows in Data View represent? - ✔✔each row represents a participant
What do the columns in Data View represent? - ✔✔each column represents a
variable
In Variable View, what does the Value column indicate? - ✔✔The Value Column
provides a label for each number/condition used
In Variable View, what does the Measure Column indicate? - ✔✔It indicates what
type of scale is used to measure the variable
In Data View, how do you sort by a particular variable? - ✔✔Right click the
column header and select "Sort Ascending"
, The Data Editor - ✔✔- consists of data view and variable view
- the main window in SPSS in which you enter data and carry out statistical
functions
Data View in SPSS - ✔✔- shows the raw data for this file
- rows (horizontal) represent participants
- columns (vertical) represent the variables
Variable View in SPSS - ✔✔- shows the information for each variable in the
dataset
- each row (horizontal) represents the specific information for that particular
variable
Nominal - ✔✔- labels
- ex: M/F, degree
Ordinal - ✔✔- labels, ranked
- ex: class rank, placement in race
Interval - ✔✔- no absolute zero (arbitrary)
- temperature
Ratio - ✔✔- absolute zero
- distance
