Overview
PSYC 354
SPSS HOMEWORK:VARIABILITY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW This assignment is designed to increase your statistical literacy and proficiency in summarizing, visualizing, and interpreting variability within data sets. You will work within SPSS, using data that are related to specific research scenarios in the behavioral sciences such as psychology, social work, and counseling. A working knowledge of how to summarize and visualize data is fundamental to being able to understand and apply research in your related field to your practice. Additionally, SPSS skills are professionally valuable, as it is one of the most commonly used statistical software packages in behavioral science settings, both academic and professional.
INSTRUCTIONS To access the homework problems for this assignment, please download the SPSS Homework: Variability Template document linked on the SPSS Homework: Variability Assignment page. This assignment includes two problem sets that contain research scenarios and related questions. For each scenario, you will create a new SPSS data file with the data from the problem scenario. ALL variable names in your SPSS data files must include your initials so that they show up in your SPSS output and graph. For example, for someone with the initials ABC creating a variable of memory scores, the variable could be named “ABC_mem_scores” or “Mem_Scores_ABC”, etc. You will respond to a series of questions asking you to create and interpret various tables and charts in SPSS. Paste your SPSS output directly into the homework underneath each relevant question. Typewritten answers into the document underneath the question to which they relate. Please review the SPSS Homework Tutorial in this module for directions on how to enter data in SPSS and use it to produce the final product for your assignment.