Question 1

Regression analysis is appropriate when:

Accepted Answer

A)  all variables are measured at the nominal level 
B)  all variables are measured at the ratio level 
C)  no dummy variables are available 
D)  the dependent variable is measured at the nominal level 
A)  all variables are measured at the nominal level 
B)  all variables are measured at the ratio level 
C)  no dummy variables are available 
D)  the dependent variable is measured at the nominal level B

Question 2

If you have a nominal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

Accepted Answer

A)  REGRESSION 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS 
A)  REGRESSION 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS D

Question 3

To access the syntax editor window do the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  point-and-click on analyze/file/syntax 
B)  point-and-click on edit/new/syntax 
C)  point-and-click on file/new/syntax 
D)  point-and-click on tools/syntax 
A)  point-and-click on analyze/file/syntax 
B)  point-and-click on edit/new/syntax 
C)  point-and-click on file/new/syntax 
D)  point-and-click on tools/syntax C

Question 4

If you have a nominal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

Accepted Answer

A)  REGRESSION 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS 
A)  REGRESSION 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS

Question 5

Discriminant function analysis is appropriate when:

Accepted Answer

A)  all variables are measured at the nominal level 
B)  all variables are measured at the ratio level 
C)  no dummy variables are available 
D)  the dependent variable is measured at the nominal level 
A)  all variables are measured at the nominal level 
B)  all variables are measured at the ratio level 
C)  no dummy variables are available 
D)  the dependent variable is measured at the nominal level

Question 6

The RELIABILITY procedure is used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  test candidate items for inclusion in an index 
B)  a test-retest procedure to establish reliability 
C)  a test for multicolinearity 
D)  convert ordinal variables to dummy variables 
A)  test candidate items for inclusion in an index 
B)  a test-retest procedure to establish reliability 
C)  a test for multicolinearity 
D)  convert ordinal variables to dummy variables

Question 7

The test of significance most associated with the CROSSTABS procedure is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The F test 
B)  The t test 
C)  The Chi-Square test 
D)  The R2 test 
A)  The F test 
B)  The t test 
C)  The Chi-Square test 
D)  The R2 test

Question 8

To produce a Spearman correlation do the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  point-and-click on analyze/correlations/Spearman 
B)  point-and-click on edit/correlate/Spearman 
C)  point-and-click on file/new/Spearman 
D)  point-and-click on tools/Spearman Correlation 
A)  point-and-click on analyze/correlations/Spearman 
B)  point-and-click on edit/correlate/Spearman 
C)  point-and-click on file/new/Spearman 
D)  point-and-click on tools/Spearman Correlation

Question 9

If you have a ratio dependent variable and a nominal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

Accepted Answer

A)  REGRESSION 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS 
A)  REGRESSION 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS

Question 10

To identify how many cases fall into each category of a nominal variable the appropriate SPSS procedure to use is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the MEANS procedure 
B)  the RELIABILITY procedure 
C)  the DESCRIPTIVES procedure 
D)  the FREQUENCIES procedure 
A)  the MEANS procedure 
B)  the RELIABILITY procedure 
C)  the DESCRIPTIVES procedure 
D)  the FREQUENCIES procedure

Question 11

If you have an ordinal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

Accepted Answer

A)  REGRESSION 
B)  SPEARMAN CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  T -Test 
A)  REGRESSION 
B)  SPEARMAN CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  T -Test

Question 12

If you have a ratio dependent variable and a ratio independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

Accepted Answer

A)  DISCRIMINANT 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS 
A)  DISCRIMINANT 
B)  CORRELATION 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS

Question 13

If you wish to compute the mean and standard deviation of a ratio variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to do this is:

Accepted Answer

A)  REGRESSION 
B)  DESCRIPTIVES 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS 
A)  REGRESSION 
B)  DESCRIPTIVES 
C)  MEANS 
D)  CROSSTABS

Regression analysis is appropriate when:

If you have a nominal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

To access the syntax editor window do the following:

If you have a nominal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

Discriminant function analysis is appropriate when:

The RELIABILITY procedure is used to:

The test of significance most associated with the CROSSTABS procedure is:

To produce a Spearman correlation do the following:

If you have a ratio dependent variable and a nominal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

To identify how many cases fall into each category of a nominal variable the appropriate SPSS procedure to use is:

If you have an ordinal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

If you have a ratio dependent variable and a ratio independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

If you wish to compute the mean and standard deviation of a ratio variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to do this is:

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

Critical Approaches to Research: Action and Feminist Research

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Ethical Issues

Getting the Project Started

Measurement

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

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Exam 19: Using Spss for Windows

Regression analysis is appropriate when:

If you have a nominal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

To access the syntax editor window do the following:

If you have a nominal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

Discriminant function analysis is appropriate when:

The RELIABILITY procedure is used to:

The test of significance most associated with the CROSSTABS procedure is:

To produce a Spearman correlation do the following:

If you have a ratio dependent variable and a nominal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

To identify how many cases fall into each category of a nominal variable the appropriate SPSS procedure to use is:

If you have an ordinal dependent variable and an ordinal independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

If you have a ratio dependent variable and a ratio independent variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to examine their relationship is:

If you wish to compute the mean and standard deviation of a ratio variable, the appropriate SPSS procedure to use to do this is:

Approaches to Methods

Explaining

Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, and Field Observations

Survey Designs

Nonreactive and Comparative Research

Qualitative Research Methods

Critical Approaches to Research: Action and Feminist Research

A Statistics Primer

Three Tests of Significance

Bias

Ethical Issues

Getting the Project Started

Measurement

Questionnaire Development

Sampling and Sample Size

Starting the Data Analysis

Basic Multivarate Techniques

The Research Report

Filters