SPSS download and assignment books Used Kirkpatrick, L. A. (2016). Simple Guide to IBM SPSS – version 23.0 (14th ed.). Wadsworth, Inc Jackson. (2018). Custom MindTap Reader, Instant

Part I: General Concepts

These questions are based on the concepts covered in this module’s assigned readings and presentations.

Use complete sentences to answer the following questions. 4 pts each = 12 pts

1.

Identify and describe a type of reliability that measures participant reliability. Why is it useful?

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2.

How is reliability measured? What is the potential range of values? According to your required readings, what is an acceptable range to establish reliability (include negative or positive sign(s)?

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3.

Choose one of the types of validity used by researchers to evaluate the truthfulness / genuineness of a measure. Identify the name of the validity, briefly define it, and state why it is useful.

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As discussed this week, a variable must be operationally defined in a particular study to clarify what the researcher will use to measure or manipulate the variable of interest. To answer the following questions, think of how a researcher may examine “happiness”.

4.

Provide an operational definition of this variable (i.e. briefly describe in detail how a researcher may measure this variable) using a “ behavioral” measure.

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5.

Based on your answer in the previous question, identify and justify the scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or “scale”, which includes both interval or ratio) based on your definition.

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6.

Provide an operational definition of this variable (i.e. briefly describe in detail how a researcher may measure this variable) using a “ self-report” measure.

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7.

Based on your answer in the previous question, identify and justify the scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or “scale”, which includes both interval or ratio) based on your definition.

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Many files will be used in this course, and being able to identify the extension will greatly help you in determining what the file is used for and which program you should use to open the file. Match the following files with the expected program based on the information provided.

A. SPSS Data File B. SPSS Output File C. Word Document

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Homework1.sav

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Homework1.spv

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Homework1.doc

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Part II: SPSS Application

These questions require the use of SPSS. Remember you must submit all of your work within this word document. You will need to take a screen shot of your data view if necessary, or copy and paste your output into the spaces below.

Create a data file and enter the following two variables. Name the variables exactly as shown and make sure to enter the value labels for the variable “Type”. (Note there are 6 rows of data).

Value labels for the Variable “Type” are:

0 = Staff; 1 = Faculty; 2 = Administration.

11.

Paste an image (e.g., “snip”) of your DATA VIEW in the space below. (Only the two columns with column titles and the 6 rows of data need to be shown).

ANSWER: Paste Data View HERE:

12.

Paste an image (e.g., “snip”) of your VARIABLE VIEW in the space below. It must include all of the columns from “Name” to “Measure” (Role is optional).

ANSWER: Paste Variable View HERE:

13.

As shown in this module’s presentation and described below, run descriptive statistics:

Analyze Descriptive Statistics Explore

Salary Dependent List

Type Factor List

Select “OK”

Once the output is shown, select the “Boxplot” to copy and paste in the box provided.

ANSWER: Paste Data View Screen-shot HERE:

Part III: Cumulative

These questions can be related to anything covered thus far in the course.

Design a descriptive study to measure political party affiliation to answer the following questions.

14.

How would you operationally define political party affiliation? Be very specific and detailed in the answer options and/or how the data would be collected.

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15.

For the variable you listed above, identify its scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or scale). Justify your answer.

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16.

What type of descriptive research method (observational, case study, or survey) would be best based on your operational definition? Provide your rationale.

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17.

How could you assess the predictive validity of your measure?

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