The SPSS environment

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The SPSS environment

• Becoming acquainted with SPSS

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Creating your first data setlect_stud.sav
Learn how to use the data and the variable view
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Use Analyze --gt descriptive statistics --gt
descriptives
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Levels of scales and their properties
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Levels of measurement
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Homework

• Work through chapter 2
• re-create Field's example of lecturers vs.
  Students (pp. 46ff) on your computer data and
  variables
• Compute the following output general
  descriptives (everything)

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_measurement
• http//www.andrews.edu/calkins/math/webtexts/stat
  01.htm