Data Analysis Using SPSS Question and answers rated A+ 2026/2027

Data Analysis Using SPSS Question
and answers rated A+ 2026/2027
SPSS Terminology - correct answer -Data View: raw data (don't mess with)

-Variable View: Identifies the coding/underlying meaning of the raw data (tells you what the different
meanings are of the different labels)



Discrete Data - correct answer -Scales associated w/discrete data

1) Nominal Scale

2) Ordinal Scale

-Types of summary statistics

1) frequency tables

2) charts (pie, bar, etc)

3) Cross tabs

**Summary Statistics: Analyze -> Descriptive stats -> frequencies



Continuous Data - correct answer -Scales associated w/continuous data

1) Interval Scale

2) Ratio Scale

**If you can take a meaningful 'mean', it can be considered continuous data

-Types of Summary statistics

1) descriptive statistics

2) histograms

3) boxplots

**Summary Statistics: Analyze -> Descriptive stats -> descriptives

, Cross Tabs - correct answer -used w/discrete data (nominal, ordinal scales)

-2 way cross tabs:

1)analyze

2) descriptive statistics

3) crosstabs

4)input the row and column

5) select the % for the 'row'

-->with row: of those who selected habitat, x% were republicans

-->w/column: of those who are republican, x% chose habitat

-3 way cross tabs:

1) Analyze

2)Descriptive statistics

3) frequencies

4) include info for row and column, but in third box, separate the columns by gender



Descriptives - correct answer -Used for Continuous variables (ie interval and ratio scales)

1) Analyze

2) Descriptive statistics

3) Descriptives

4) if looking at attitudes of different charities, select all attitudes as variables

5) include all relevant descriptives options (ie: mean, std deviation, variance, range, min, max)



Histogram & Summary statistics - correct answer -used with continuous variables (interval and ratio
scales)

-Summary Statistics:

1) Analyze