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. What is the advantage of using SPSS over calculating statistics by hand?

It equips you with a useful transferable skill. correct incorrect

It reduces the chance of making errors in your calculations. correct incorrect

Many researchers use SPSS as it is a recognised software package. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. In SPSS, what is the "Data Viewer"?

A table summarizing the frequencies of data for one variable. correct incorrect

A spreadsheet into which data can be entered. correct incorrect

A dialog box that allows you to choose a statistical test. correct incorrect

A screen in which variables can be defined and labeled. correct incorrect

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. How is a variable name different from a variable label?

It is shorter and less detailed. correct incorrect

It is longer and more detailed. correct incorrect

It is abstract and unspecific. correct incorrect

It refers to codes rather than variables. correct incorrect

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. What does the operation "Recode Into Different Variables" do to the data?

Replaces missing data with some random scores. correct incorrect

Reverses the position of the independent and dependent variable on a graph. correct incorrect

Redistributes a range of values into a new set of categories and creates a new variable. correct incorrect

Represents the data in the form of a pie chart. correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

Click on: Analyze; Descriptive Statistics; Frequencies correct incorrect

Click on: Graphs; Frequencies; Pearson correct incorrect

Open the Variable Viewer and recode the value labels correct incorrect

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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. correct incorrect

Because the patterns form symbolic visual images of different social groups. correct incorrect

In order to make full use of the facilities that SPSS can offer. correct incorrect

If you do not have a colour printer, it makes the differences between slices clearer. correct incorrect

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. In which sub-dialog box can the Chi Square test be found?

Frequencies: Percentages correct incorrect

Crosstabs: Statistics correct incorrect

Bivariate: Pearson correct incorrect

Gender: Female correct incorrect

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. To generate a Spearman's rho test, which set of instructions should you give SPSS?

Analyze; Crosstabs; Descriptive Statistics; Spearman; OK correct incorrect

Graphs; Frequencies; [select variables]; Spearman; OK correct incorrect

Analyze; Compare Means; Anova table; First layer; Spearman; OK correct incorrect

Analyze; Correlate; Bivariate; [select variables]; Spearman; OK correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

In Variable Viewer, open bar chart, click File, Print, OK correct incorrect

In Chart Editor, click Descriptive Statistics, Print, OK correct incorrect

In Data Editor, open Graphs dialog box, click Save, OK correct incorrect