Psychology Question

OVERVIEW
This assignment is designed to increase your statistical literacy and proficiency in conducting
and interpreting the Pearson correlation coefficient. You will be completing two Pearson
correlation coefficient analyses in SPSS, using data that are related to specific research scenarios
in the behavioral sciences, such as psychology, social work, and counseling. You will also be
completing one Cumulative Knowledge Question that will use an analysis learned in a previous
week. Behind the scenes knowledge of how this test is conducted is fundamental to being able to
understand and apply research in your related field to your practice. Additionally, SPSS skills are
professionally valuable, as it is one of the most commonly used statistical software packages in
behavioral science settings, both academic and professional.
INSTRUCTIONS
• This assignment includes three problem sets that contain research scenarios and related
questions.
• For each scenario, you will run an analysis in SPSS. The required product will include
the SPSS output, an APA-style Results section describing the results, and the appropriate
graph inserted as a Figure in APA style.
• For each scenario, you will create a new SPSS data file with the data from the problem
scenario. ALL variable names in your SPSS data files must include your initials, so that
they show up in your SPSS output and graph. For example, for someone with the initials
ABC creating a variable of memory scores, the variable could be named
“ABC_mem_scores” or “Mem_Scores_ABC”, etc.
• For all problems, interpret results based on an alpha level of ? = .05.
Please review the Watch: SPSS Homework Tutorial: The Pearson Correlation in this module
for directions on how to run the statistical test, as well as the Watch: Results Sections for the
Pearson Correlation Coefficient Analysis in APA Style, which includes a template for
completing the APA-style Results sections for the Pearson correlation coefficient.