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Chapter 16 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 16 Multiple choice questions
Using IBM SPSS statistics
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What is the advantage of using SPSS over calculating statistics by hand?
It equips you with a useful transferable skill.
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It reduces the chance of making errors in your calculations.
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Many researchers use SPSS as it is a recognised software package.
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All of the above.
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In SPSS, what is the "Data Viewer"?
A table summarizing the frequencies of data for one variable.
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A spreadsheet into which data can be entered.
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A dialog box that allows you to choose a statistical test.
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A screen in which variables can be defined and labeled.
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How is a variable name different from a variable label?
It is shorter and less detailed.
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It is longer and more detailed.
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It is abstract and unspecific.
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It refers to codes rather than variables.
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What does the operation "Recode Into Different Variables" do to the data?
Replaces missing data with some random scores.
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Reverses the position of the independent and dependent variable on a graph.
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Redistributes a range of values into a new set of categories and creates a new variable.
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Represents the data in the form of a pie chart.
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How would you use the drop-down menus in SPSS to generate a frequency table?
Open the Output Viewer and click: Save As; Pie Chart
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Click on: Analyze; Descriptive Statistics; Frequencies
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Click on: Graphs; Frequencies; Pearson
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Open the Variable Viewer and recode the value labels
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Why might you tell SPSS to represent the "slices" of a pie chart in different patterns?
Because the program tends to crash if you ask it to use colour.
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Because the patterns form symbolic visual images of different social groups.
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In order to make full use of the facilities that SPSS can offer.
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If you do not have a colour printer, it makes the differences between slices clearer.
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In which sub-dialog box can the Chi Square test be found?
Frequencies: Percentages
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Crosstabs: Statistics
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Bivariate: Pearson
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Gender: Female
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To generate a Spearman's
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Analyze; Crosstabs; Descriptive Statistics; Spearman; OK
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Graphs; Frequencies; [select variables]; Spearman; OK
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Analyze; Compare Means; Anova table; First layer; Spearman; OK
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Analyze; Correlate; Bivariate; [select variables]; Spearman; OK
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How would you print a bar chart that you have just produced in SPSS?
In Output Viewer, click File, Print, select the bar chart and click OK
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In Variable Viewer, open bar chart, click File, Print, OK
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In Chart Editor, click Descriptive Statistics, Print, OK
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In Data Editor, open Graphs dialog box, click Save, OK
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