In this course, you will be using SPSS software. Refer to the Statistical Software page on Campus for general information about SPSS software (including the most recent version made available to Capella learners) and expectations for initial procurement as a Capella learner.
Make sure that your SPSS software is downloaded and installed with fully activated licensing on your computer and running properly within your operating system (PC or Mac). If you need help with these steps, refer to the SPSS Installation Helper.
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
Your first IBM SPSS assignment includes two sections in which you will do the following:
Create two histograms.
Calculate measures of central tendency and dispersion.
This will give you some experience with the data set.
Key Details and
Submit your assignment as a Word document.
Refer to the Step-by-Step SPSS: Histograms and Descriptive Statistics [DOCX] and to the Copy/Export Output Instructions [HTML] for additional help in completing this assignment.
Click on the “SPSS Speedrun” button to watch a brief tutorial video on this assignment.
Click here to watch the video
Click on the “Deeper Dive” button to watch a longer video on how to interpret the SPSS output.
Click here to watch the video
As you work on this assignment, you may find the Data Set Instructions [DOCX] helpful.
Provide a title for your document and your name.
The grades.sav file is a sample SPSS data set. The data represent a teacher’s recording of student demographics and performance on quizzes and a final exam. This week, you will create and describe two histograms and a descriptives table using these data.
Part 1
Create two histograms for visual interpretation using the following variables:
SPSS Variable Definition
Lowup Lower division =1; Upper division =2
Final Final exam: number of correct answers
Create two histograms and paste them into your Word document:
A histogram for lower division students.
A histogram for upper division students.
Briefly describe what a visual inspection of this output tells you about the nature of the curves.
Part 2
Create a descriptives table to assess measures of central tendency and dispersion using the following variables:
SPSS Variable Definition
GPA Previous grade point average
Quiz3 Quiz 3: number of correct answers
Create a descriptives table and paste it into your Word document.
Under the table:
Report the mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis for GPA and quiz3.
Briefly describe what skewness and kurtosis tell you about these data with regard to normality.
Submit both sections of your assignment as an attached Word document.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the computation, application, strengths, and limitations of various statistical tests.
Below the output, provide an accurate interpretation of histograms for lower division and upper division.
Below the output, report descriptive statistics and interpret skew and kurtosis values.
Competency 5: Apply a statistical program’s procedure to data.
Provide histograms for lower division and upper division.
Provide a descriptive statistics table.
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