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Chapter 15. A null hypothesis stipulates that two variables are related in the population – for example there is a relationship between age and voting intentions in the population from which the sample was selected.
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Explanation:
A null hypothesis stipulates that two variables are not related in the population— for example, that there is no relationship between gender and visiting the gym in the population from which the sample was selected.
Chapter 15. A Chi-Square test allows us to establish how confident we can be that there is a relationship between the two variables in the population.
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The chi-square (χ2) test allows us to establish how confident we can be that there is a relationship between the two variables in the population.
Question:
Chapter 16. SPSS stands for “Statistical Package for the Social Science”
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Chapter 16. What is the advantage of using SPSS over calculating statistics by hand? Name all advantages.
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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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It provides better understanding of the statistical techniques applied during the research.
Correct Answers
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Many researchers use SPSS as it is a recognised software package.
It reduces the chance of making errors in your calculations.
It equips you with a useful transferable skill.
Chapter 16. The SPSS Data Editor consists of two views, the Data Viewer and the Numerical Viewer
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The SPSS Data Editor. This is the sphere of SPSS into which data are entered and subsequently edited. It is made up of two screens: the Data Viewer and the Variable Viewer. You move between these two viewers by selecting the appropriate tab at the bottom of the screen.
Chapter 16. The SPSS Data Viewer is the spreadsheet into which your data are entered.
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Chapter 16. How is a variable name different from a variable label?
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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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Chapter 16. Missing values are when you do not have data for a particular variable when entering a case, you must specify how you are denoting missing values for that variable.
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