PSYC 354
2026 PSYC 354 (D07) Statistics for the Social Sciences (SPSS
Homework Variability) Liberty University
SPSS Homework Variability
Kaitlyn Bridger
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
PSYC 354 (D07): Statistics for the Social Sciences
Professor Robert Nelson
November 10, 2025
, PSYC 354
SPSS HOMEWORK: VARIABILITY TEMPLATE
Problem Set 1: The following data are based on numbers taken from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics surveys from the year 2019 (located as a resource on the assignment page in Canvas),
for community, service, social science, and education occupations. They represent the average
weekly pay for wage and salary earners measured during 2019 and broken down by gender.
Enter these data into a new file containing one grouping variable for gender and one variable for
salary.
For the Gender variable in column 1, code women as 1 and men as 2
Remember to define these in Value Labels as covered in the presentations.
There will be thirteen “1”s and thirteen “2”s (as many participants as in each group) in the
Gender column in SPSS.
The corresponding earnings will be entered in the Salary column in SPSS.
Remember to put your initials within any and all variable names.
1 Women 2 Men
1212 1870
1042 1161
1095 1262
942 1190
579 707
1015 1423
944 1108
890 1155
896 501
556 1694
741 953
664 890
2026 PSYC 354 (D07) Statistics for the Social Sciences (SPSS
Homework Variability) Liberty University
SPSS Homework Variability
Kaitlyn Bridger
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
PSYC 354 (D07): Statistics for the Social Sciences
Professor Robert Nelson
November 10, 2025
, PSYC 354
SPSS HOMEWORK: VARIABILITY TEMPLATE
Problem Set 1: The following data are based on numbers taken from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics surveys from the year 2019 (located as a resource on the assignment page in Canvas),
for community, service, social science, and education occupations. They represent the average
weekly pay for wage and salary earners measured during 2019 and broken down by gender.
Enter these data into a new file containing one grouping variable for gender and one variable for
salary.
For the Gender variable in column 1, code women as 1 and men as 2
Remember to define these in Value Labels as covered in the presentations.
There will be thirteen “1”s and thirteen “2”s (as many participants as in each group) in the
Gender column in SPSS.
The corresponding earnings will be entered in the Salary column in SPSS.
Remember to put your initials within any and all variable names.
1 Women 2 Men
1212 1870
1042 1161
1095 1262
942 1190
579 707
1015 1423
944 1108
890 1155
896 501
556 1694
741 953
664 890
