SPSS Surviving Manual: Getting Started

Question 1

3 Main Types of Validity

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1. Content Validity
2. Criterion Validity
3. Construct Validity

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It refers to the adequacy with which a measure or scale has sampled from the intended universe or domain of content.

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Content Validity

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It concerns the relationship between scale scores and some specifies, measurable criterion.

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Criterion Validity

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It involves testing scale against a single criterion but in terms of theoretically derived hypotheses concerning the nature of the underlying variable or construct.

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Construct Validity

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2 types of Construct Validity

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1. Convergent Validity (Related)
2. Discriminant Validity (Unrelated)

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2 indicators of Reliability

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1. Test-Retest Reliability
2. Internal Consistency

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Also referred to as temporal stability and is assessed by administering it to the same people on two different occasion calculating the correlation between the two scores obtained.

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Test-Retest Reliability

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The degree to which the items that make up the scale are all measuring the underlying attribute.

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Internal Consistency

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The most commonly used statistic where it provides an indication of the averages correlation among all of the items that make up the scale.

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Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha

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The summary of the instructions you will use to convert the information obtained from each subject or case into a format that SPSS can understand.

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Codebook

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5 Main Windows of SPSS

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1. Data Editor
2. Viewer
3. Table Editor
4. Chart Editor
5. Syntax Editor

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It displays the contents of your data fi le, and in this window
you can open, save and close existing data fi les, create a new data fi le, enter data, make
changes to the existing data fi le, and run statistical analyses.

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Data Editor

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This window displays the results of the analyses you have conducted, including tables and charts.

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Viewer

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2 Parts of Viewer

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1. Outline/Navigation Pane
2. Results of the Analyses

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This editor is used to change the look of your table, the size, the fonts used and the dimensions of the columns.

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Pivot Table Editor

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This window can modify the appearance and format of your graph, change the fonts, colors, patterns and line markers.

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Chart Editor

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It is a good way of keeping record of what commands you have used, particularly when you need to do a lot of recording of variables or computing new variables.

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Syntax

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It allows you to copy and paste commands, and to make modifications to the commands generated by SPSS.

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Syntax Editor

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A menu for any additional information with quite complex instructions to follow.

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Command Syntax Reference

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5 Standard Buttons in Dialogue Box

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1. OK
2. Paste
3. Reset
4. Help
5. Cancel

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It is where you will be asked for further information.

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Dialogue Box

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Click on this button when you have selected your variables and are ready to run the analysis or procedure.

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OK

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This button is used to transfer the commands that SPSS has generated in this dialogue box to the Syntax Editor.

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Paste

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This button is used to clear the dialogue box of all the previous commands you might have given which you last used this particular statistical technique or procedure.

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Reset

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Clicking on this button closes the dialogue box and cancels all of the commands you may have given in relation to that technique or procedure.

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Cancel

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Click on this button to obtain information about the technique or procedure you are abut to perform.

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Help