Using the class_survey dataset complete the following:
1. In SPSS conduct the appropriate measures of central tendency and dispersion for ALL variables in the classsurvey dataset (except for the individual items of the BSSS and ICU – only compute measures of central tendency for total scores – “ICU” and “BSSS”). Remember to take into consideration the level of measurement when determining which measure of central tendency and dispersion to report.
2. Create a single table in Microsoft Word that reports the descriptive statistics for all of the variables (except the individuals items for the ICU and BSSS – only report on the total scores). Be sure to use names for variables in the table so that a reader would know what you are referring to – sometimes the labels in SPSS are not intuitive. Also, give the table a proper title and label it “Table 1”. If you use any abbreviations make sure to describe what these are in a “note” below the table. See the example provided below.
Note. DO NOT copy and paste the tables from SPSS. You should create a table in word (e.g., insert -> table) that combines all the information from the SPSS output into a single table.
Your table should have columns labeled: Mean/%, SD, minimum, and maximum.
Not all variables will have a value for each column. ONLY REPORT VALUE WHEN APPROPRIATE – e.g, it is not appropriate to report a mean for a nominal variable, in this case you should report the % of each category of the variable.
DO NOT include the individual items that make up the BSSS and ICU – only report on the total scores I created.
3. Write a single paragraph describing the sample regarding the average scores and variation for each variable. Make sure to reference the table that you created in #2 in the text. This should resemble a sample description that you would typically see in a manuscript.
4. In SPSS, create frequency tables in SPSS for the variables “race”, “age_group”, “education” and “BSSSTotal” using the classsurvey dataset. Then create the appropriate graph (e.g., bar chart, pie chart, histogram) for each of these variables.
5. Write a paragraph describing the shape of the distribution of the four variables from #4 based on the frequency table and graphs (you do not have to create tables/graphs to include in your assignment – only include your “write-up”.
Note. Turn in your write-up from #3 and #5 with the table you created from #2 in a word document. Do not turn in your spss output.
Write-up examples:
“As shown in Table 1, a majority of survey respondents identified as Black (67.0%), male(52.2%), and the mean age was 43 years old (SD = 14.29). On average, respondents reported a score of 2.65 (SD = .48) on a measure of social integration and a 1.10 (SD = .99) on the gang proximity scale. At the neighborhood level, the mean for the measure of residential stability was -.01 (SD = .57). Neighborhoods in the sample were on average 67.1% Black. The mean scores for racial heterogeneity and concentrated disadvantage were .27 (SD = .18) and .01 (SD = .74), respectively.” The mean number of gangs per neighborhood was .84 (SD = 1.18).”