PSYC 354
2026 PSYC 354 (D07): Statistics for the Social Sciences (SPSS HOMEWORK: ONE-
SAMPLE T TEST AND CUMULATIVE QUESTIONS) Liberty University
SPSS Homework Testing Data for Normalcy
Kaitlyn Bridger
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
PSYC 354 (D07): Statistics for the Social Sciences
Professor Robert Nelson
December 12, 2025
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, PSYC 354
SPSS HOMEWORK: ONE-SAMPLE T TEST AND CUMULATIVE QUESTIONS
TEMPLATE
Problem Sets 1 and 2: The One-sample t test
Problem Set 1: Research Scenario: An industrial-organizational psychologist wants to measure
the effect of the Covid pandemic on the life satisfaction of nurses actively working during the
pandemic. She administers the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985) to thirteen
nurses during the pandemic. The population mean for nurses is = 23.6. Using the sample data
in the table below, set up your data file in SPSS and conduct a one-sample t test to determine
whether this sample has a lower SLS score than the general population of nurses. Create a
histogram to display the distribution of the sample’s SLS scores. Remember to put your initials
within any and all variable names.
SLS Scores
24
24
19
20
26
16
17
16
25
13
29
12
18
1. Paste SPSS output of the t test here: (7 pts)
Page 2 of 11
2026 PSYC 354 (D07): Statistics for the Social Sciences (SPSS HOMEWORK: ONE-
SAMPLE T TEST AND CUMULATIVE QUESTIONS) Liberty University
SPSS Homework Testing Data for Normalcy
Kaitlyn Bridger
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
PSYC 354 (D07): Statistics for the Social Sciences
Professor Robert Nelson
December 12, 2025
Page 1 of 11
, PSYC 354
SPSS HOMEWORK: ONE-SAMPLE T TEST AND CUMULATIVE QUESTIONS
TEMPLATE
Problem Sets 1 and 2: The One-sample t test
Problem Set 1: Research Scenario: An industrial-organizational psychologist wants to measure
the effect of the Covid pandemic on the life satisfaction of nurses actively working during the
pandemic. She administers the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985) to thirteen
nurses during the pandemic. The population mean for nurses is = 23.6. Using the sample data
in the table below, set up your data file in SPSS and conduct a one-sample t test to determine
whether this sample has a lower SLS score than the general population of nurses. Create a
histogram to display the distribution of the sample’s SLS scores. Remember to put your initials
within any and all variable names.
SLS Scores
24
24
19
20
26
16
17
16
25
13
29
12
18
1. Paste SPSS output of the t test here: (7 pts)
Page 2 of 11
