Introduction to SPSS/Frequency

The most commonly used descriptive statistics are measures of central tendency including mean, median, and mode. In this assignment, you will watch some informative videos to become familiar with SPSS, enter data, and then answer some basic questions about a data set.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

Review “SPSS Access Instructions” for information on how to access SPSS for this assignment.
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Directions:

View the following:

SPSS for Beginners 1 – Introduction
SPSS for Beginners 2a: Frequency Counts
SPSS for Beginners 2b: Descriptive Statistics and Z-scores
Graphing and Descriptive Stats in SPSS With Dr. Ami Gates
Open SPSS and complete the following:

Obtain an output (as in the tutorials), highlight the selected statistical values for each gender as listed below, and upload it into LoudCloud.
Determine the statistics for each gender as follows:
Frequency Counts, Mean, Standard Deviation, Minimum, and Maximum

Create a bar graph with gender (axis X) and height (axis Y).
Upload the output into LC.

Data Set:

Male: 74, 71, 75, 62

Female: 62, 68, 61, 71, 68, 80