Question 1

What is the difference between numeric and string variable types?

Accepted Answer

Values for numeric variables m

Question 2

Convert this number from scientific notation into normal notation: 1.23E−03

Accepted Answer

A)  −1230 
B)  −.00123 
C)  .00123 
D)  1230 
A)  −1230 
B)  −.00123 
C)  .00123 
D)  1230

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a routine part of an SPSS data analysis session?

Accepted Answer

A)  do some analysis 
B)  open a data set 
C)  print some results 
D)  register the software 
A)  do some analysis 
B)  open a data set 
C)  print some results 
D)  register the software

Question 4

SPSS is showing variable labels in its variable lists. How do you get it to show variable names instead?

Accepted Answer

Pull down the Edit menu, click

Question 5

In SPSS, variables whose values may include only numbers and possibly a decimal point, a negative sign, or a positive sign are called _____ variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  arithmetic 
B)  continuous 
C)  numeric 
D)  string 
A)  arithmetic 
B)  continuous 
C)  numeric 
D)  string

Question 6

What are some of the SPSS rules regarding variable names?

Accepted Answer

Two variables in the same data set may n

Question 7

Which of the following will work as an SPSS variable name?

Accepted Answer

A)  %return 
B)  return% 
C)  1000DollarInvestment 
D)  investment$1000 
A)  %return 
B)  return% 
C)  1000DollarInvestment 
D)  investment$1000

Question 8

Since they play no part in statistical analysis, of what use are variable labels and value labels?

Accepted Answer

They tell/remind persons using

Question 9

The default variable type for SPSS is

Accepted Answer

A)  dot 
B)  numeric 
C)  scientific notation 
D)  string 
A)  dot 
B)  numeric 
C)  scientific notation 
D)  string

Question 10

If a variable will sometimes be used as an independent variable and sometimes as a dependent variable, its role should be specified in Variable View as

Accepted Answer

A)  flex 
B)  input 
C)  none 
D)  target
(Note: * indicates Concept Check question from the text) 
A)  flex 
B)  input 
C)  none 
D)  target
(Note: * indicates Concept Check question from the text)

Question 11

In SPSS, which of the following must a variable have?

Accepted Answer

A)  user missing values 
B)  value labels 
C)  variable label 
D)  variable name 
A)  user missing values 
B)  value labels 
C)  variable label 
D)  variable name

Question 12

If the decimal setting for a numeric variable is set at 2 and you enter a case's value for that variable as 1.234, what happens?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.23 appears in Data View and 1.23 is stored in the computer's memory 
B)  1.23 appears in Data View but 1.234 is stored in the computer's memory 
C)  1.234 appears in Data View but 1.23 is stored in the computer's memory 
D)  1.234 appears in Data View and 1.234 is stored in the computer's memory 
A)  1.23 appears in Data View and 1.23 is stored in the computer's memory 
B)  1.23 appears in Data View but 1.234 is stored in the computer's memory 
C)  1.234 appears in Data View but 1.23 is stored in the computer's memory 
D)  1.234 appears in Data View and 1.234 is stored in the computer's memory

Question 13

Which column in Variable View lets you attach labels to variable names?

Accepted Answer

A)  Name 
B)  Label 
C)  Values 
D)  Role 
A)  Name 
B)  Label 
C)  Values 
D)  Role

Question 14

The screen on which you define your variables (for example, naming them, assigning value labels, and indicating their level of measurement) is

Accepted Answer

A)  Data View 
B)  Input View 
C)  Output View 
D)  Variable View 
A)  Data View 
B)  Input View 
C)  Output View 
D)  Variable View

Question 15

SPSS places a symbol next to each variable name in variable lists to indicate that variable's level of measurement. What symbol is used to indicate an ordinal level of measurement?

Accepted Answer

A)  three balls 
B)  three bars 
C)  a leaf 
D)  a ruler 
A)  three balls 
B)  three bars 
C)  a leaf 
D)  a ruler

Question 16

Which column in Variable View lets you attach labels to the codes for a variable's attributes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Name 
B)  Label 
C)  Values 
D)  Role 
A)  Name 
B)  Label 
C)  Values 
D)  Role

Question 17

Convert this number from scientific notation into normal notation: −7.89E+03

Accepted Answer

A)  −7890 
B)  −.00789 
C)  .00789 
D)  7890 
A)  −7890 
B)  −.00789 
C)  .00789 
D)  7890

Question 18

You have a numeric variable that records the number of college credits a person has earned. You want to create a user-defined missing value for person's whose college records were unavailable. Which of the following would be the best user-defined missing value to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  −1 
B)  0 
C)  99 
D)  250 
A)  −1 
B)  0 
C)  99 
D)  250

Question 19

What is the difference between system-missing and user-defined missing values?

Accepted Answer

Empty cells in the data file are termed

What is the difference between numeric and string variable types?

Convert this number from scientific notation into normal notation: 1.23E−03

Which of the following is NOT a routine part of an SPSS data analysis session?

SPSS is showing variable labels in its variable lists. How do you get it to show variable names instead?

In SPSS, variables whose values may include only numbers and possibly a decimal point, a negative sign, or a positive sign are called _____ variables.

What are some of the SPSS rules regarding variable names?

Which of the following will work as an SPSS variable name?

Since they play no part in statistical analysis, of what use are variable labels and value labels?

The default variable type for SPSS is

If a variable will sometimes be used as an independent variable and sometimes as a dependent variable, its role should be specified in Variable View as

In SPSS, which of the following must a variable have?

If the decimal setting for a numeric variable is set at 2 and you enter a case's value for that variable as 1.234, what happens?

Which column in Variable View lets you attach labels to variable names?

The screen on which you define your variables (for example, naming them, assigning value labels, and indicating their level of measurement) is

SPSS places a symbol next to each variable name in variable lists to indicate that variable's level of measurement. What symbol is used to indicate an ordinal level of measurement?

Which column in Variable View lets you attach labels to the codes for a variable's attributes?

Convert this number from scientific notation into normal notation: −7.89E+03

You have a numeric variable that records the number of college credits a person has earned. You want to create a user-defined missing value for person's whose college records were unavailable. Which of the following would be the best user-defined missing value to use?

What is the difference between system-missing and user-defined missing values?

Introduction

Frequency Tables and Univariate Charts

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Creating New Variables

Comparing Group Means

Crosstab Tables

Nominal and Ordinal Measures of Association

Pearsons Correlation and Bivariate Regression

Multiple Regression

Sampling Distributions and Normal Distributions

Hypothesis Testing and One-Sample T Tests

Paired and Independent-Samples T Tests

Analysis of Variance

Chi-Square

Hypothesis Testing With Measures of Association and Regression

Filters

Exam 2: Data Sets

What is the difference between numeric and string variable types?

Convert this number from scientific notation into normal notation: 1.23E−03

Which of the following is NOT a routine part of an SPSS data analysis session?

SPSS is showing variable labels in its variable lists. How do you get it to show variable names instead?

In SPSS, variables whose values may include only numbers and possibly a decimal point, a negative sign, or a positive sign are called _____ variables.

What are some of the SPSS rules regarding variable names?

Which of the following will work as an SPSS variable name?

Since they play no part in statistical analysis, of what use are variable labels and value labels?

The default variable type for SPSS is

If a variable will sometimes be used as an independent variable and sometimes as a dependent variable, its role should be specified in Variable View as

In SPSS, which of the following must a variable have?

If the decimal setting for a numeric variable is set at 2 and you enter a case's value for that variable as 1.234, what happens?

Which column in Variable View lets you attach labels to variable names?

The screen on which you define your variables (for example, naming them, assigning value labels, and indicating their level of measurement) is

SPSS places a symbol next to each variable name in variable lists to indicate that variable's level of measurement. What symbol is used to indicate an ordinal level of measurement?

Which column in Variable View lets you attach labels to the codes for a variable's attributes?

Convert this number from scientific notation into normal notation: −7.89E+03

You have a numeric variable that records the number of college credits a person has earned. You want to create a user-defined missing value for person's whose college records were unavailable. Which of the following would be the best user-defined missing value to use?

What is the difference between system-missing and user-defined missing values?

Introduction

Frequency Tables and Univariate Charts

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Creating New Variables

Comparing Group Means

Crosstab Tables

Nominal and Ordinal Measures of Association

Pearsons Correlation and Bivariate Regression

Multiple Regression

Sampling Distributions and Normal Distributions

Hypothesis Testing and One-Sample T Tests

Paired and Independent-Samples T Tests

Analysis of Variance

Chi-Square

Hypothesis Testing With Measures of Association and Regression

Filters