SPSS 21 Step by Step Answers To Selected Exercises
SPSS 21 Step by Step Answers To Selected Exercises
SPSS 21 Step by Step Answers To Selected Exercises
Step by Step
A Simple Guide and Reference
13th Edition
Answers to Selected
Exercises
Darren George, Ph.D.
Canadian University College
Paul Mallery, Ph.D.
La Sierra University
Contents
General Notes ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Chapter 3: Creating and Editing a Data File ....................................................................................... 2
3-2 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
3-3 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
3-5 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
3-6 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
3-7 ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
3-8 ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 4: Managing Data .................................................................................................................... 5
4-2 ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
4-3 ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
4-5 ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
4-6 .................................................................................................................................................... 10
4-8 .................................................................................................................................................... 11
4-9 .................................................................................................................................................... 11
4-11 .................................................................................................................................................. 11
4-12 .................................................................................................................................................. 11
4-14 .................................................................................................................................................. 11
4-15 .................................................................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 5: Graphs ............................................................................................................................... 14
5-1 .................................................................................................................................................... 15
5-2 .................................................................................................................................................... 15
5-4 .................................................................................................................................................... 16
5-5 .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Chapter 6: Frequencies ....................................................................................................................... 17
6-1 .................................................................................................................................................... 18
6-3 .................................................................................................................................................... 18
6-4 .................................................................................................................................................... 19
6-6 .................................................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 7: Descriptive Statistics ......................................................................................................... 20
7-1 .................................................................................................................................................... 21
7-2 .................................................................................................................................................... 21
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General Notes
The following answers are in some cases fairly complete. In other cases, only portions of the answer are
included.
The data files used are available for download at http://www.pearsonhighered.com/george. Note that if
you are using the student version of SPSS, you should use the file helping3-studentversion.sav instead of
helping3.sav, and the file divorce-studentversion.sav instead of divorce.sav.
Check with your instructor to find exactly what she or he wants you to turn in.
We list the questions from each chapter first, followed by answers to selected exercises.
age
firstname
@edu
sex.
grade
not
anxeceu
date
iq
4. Using the grades.sav file, make the gpa variable values (which currently have two digits after the
decimal point) have no digits after the decimal point. You should be able to do this without retyping any numbers. Note that this wont actually round the numbers, but it will change the way they
are displayed and how many digits are displayed after the decimal point for statistical analyses you
perform on the numbers.
5. Using grades.sav, search for a student with 121 total points. What is his or her name?
6. Why is each of the following variables defined with the measure listed? Is it possible for any of
these variables to be defined as a different type of measure?
ethnicity
extrcred
quiz4
grade
Nominal
Ordinal
Scale
Nominal
7. Ten people were given a test of balance while standing on level ground, and ten other people were
given a test of balance while standing on a 30 slope. Their scores follow. Set up the appropriate
variables, and enter the data into SPSS.
56, 50, 41, 65, 47, 50, 64, 48, 47, 57
Scores of people standing on level ground:
30, 50, 51, 26, 37, 32, 37, 29, 52, 54
Scores of people standing on a slope:
8. Ten people were given two tests of balance, first while standing on level ground and then while standing on a 30 slope. Their scores follow. Set up the appropriate variables, and enter the data into SPSS.
Participant:
Score standing on level ground:
Score standing on a slope:
1
56
38
2
50
50
3
41
46
4
65
46
5
47
42
6
50
41
7
64
49
8
48
38
9
47
49
10
57
55
3-2
The variable view screen might look something like this once the new variable is set up:
3-3
Variable
Name
SPSS
will
Age
Accept
sex.
Reject
3-5
Dawne Rathbun received a score of 121 for the course. No one received a score of 121 on the final exam.
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Variable
ethnicity
Nominal
Ethnicity will generally be defined as a nominal variable. The only exceptions might be if, for example, you were examining the relative size of different ethnicities in a certain population. In that case, where ethnicity has
other theoretical meaning, ethnicity could be defined as an ordinal variable.
3-7
The variable view should look something like this, with one variable identifying whether the person was
standing on level or sloped ground and a second variable identifying each persons balance score:
Once the data is entered, the data view should look something like this:
3-8
Note that, because each person took the balance test both on level ground and on a slope, there are ten
rows (one for each person) rather than twenty rows (one for each time the balance test was given).
Sorting Cases
14. Alphabetize the grades.sav file by lastname, firstname, Print out lastname, firstname, first
30 cases, edit to fit on one page.
15. Using the grades.sav file, sort by id (ascending order). Print out id, total, percent, and grade,
4-2
.
.
.
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Case Summaries
Lower or upper division
Lower
Upper
Total
a Limited to first 30 cases.
lastname
firstname
1
2
VILLARRUZ
OSBORNE
ALFRED
ANN
3
4
5
6
7
8
Total N
LIAN
MISCHKE
WU
TORRENCE
CARPIO
SAUNDERS
8
JENNY
ELAINE
VIDYUTH
GWEN
MARY
TAMARA
8
1
2
VALAZQUEZ
GALVEZ
SCOTT
JACKIE
3
4
5
6
GUADIZ
RANGIFO
TOMOSAWA
BAKKEN
VALERIE
TANIECE
DANIEL
KREG
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
LANGFORD
VALENZUELA
SWARM
KHOURY
AUSTIN
POTTER
LEE
DAYES
DAWN
NANCY
MARK
DENNIS
DERRICK
MICKEY
JONATHAN
ROBERT
15
16
17
18
19
STOLL
CUSTER
CHANG
CUMMINGS
BRADLEY
GLENDON
JAMES
RENE
DAVENA
SHANNON
20
21
22
Total N
N
JONES
UYEYAMA
LUTZ
22
30
ROBERT
VICTORINE
WILLIAM
22
30
4-5
Follow sequence steps 5c and 5c to complete this calculation.
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4-6
Note that if you are using the student version of SPSS, you should use the file EX04-6-studentversion.sav
instead of divorce-studentversion.sav for this exercise.
Case Summaries
SEX
SPIRIT
1
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
female
female
female
female
3.72
5.28
5.83
5.89
5
6
1 female
2 male
5.44
5.39
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
male
female
male
female
female
female
male
male
male
5.56
5.39
4.89
6.06
5.61
6.28
6.28
5.28
4.83
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
female
male
male
female
female
female
female
female
5.11
5.72
5.78
5.00
6.28
4.72
4.72
5.56
24
25
26
27
28
2
2
1
2
1
male
male
female
male
female
5.00
5.83
5.61
4.78
5.94
29
30
2 male
1 female
4.83
4.33
Total
30
30
4-8
Case Summaries
ID
LASTNAME
1
106484 VILLARRUZ
2
108642 VALAZQUEZ
3
127285 GALVEZ
4
132931 OSBORNE
5
140219 GUADIZ
a Limited to first 30 cases.
FIRSTNAME GRADE
GRADE2
ALFRED
SCOTT
JACKIE
ANN
VALERIE
D
C
C
B
B
D
C
C
B
B
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Follow sequence step 5d but use a range of 70 to 100 for P, and 0 to 69.9 for F.
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1
2
3
4
5
ID
SEX
1
2
3
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
female
female
female
female
female
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Case Summaries
ID
LASTNAME
140219 GUADIZ
Total N 2
4-14
ID
LASTNAME FIRSTNAME
1 779481 AHGHEL
BRENDA
2 777683 ANDERSON ERIC
3 211239 AUSTIN
4 420327 BADGER
5 157147 BAKKEN
VALERIE
DERRICK
SUZANNA
KREG
1.84 86.4
1.91 87.2
2
11
12
4-15
Case Summaries(a)
id
total
percent
grade
1
2
3
4
5
106484
108642
127285
132931
140219
80
96
98
103
108
64
77
78
82
86
D
C
C
B
B
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
142630
153964
154441
157147
164605
164842
167664
175325
122
112
120
123
124
97
118
111
98
90
96
98
99
78
94
89
A
A
A
A
A
C
A
B
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
192627
211239
219593
237983
245473
249586
260983
84
79
94
92
88
98
106
67
63
75
74
70
78
85
D
D
C
C
C
C
B
21
22
23
24
25
26
273611
280440
287617
289652
302400
307894
78
114
98
109
65
90
62
91
78
87
52
72
D
A
C
B
F
C
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
337908
354601
378446
380157
390203
392464
414775
417003
419891
108
120
81
118
97
103
96
109
92
86
96
65
86
78
82
77
87
74
B
A
D
B
C
B
C
B
C
total
percent
grade
36
37
38
39
420327
434571
436413
447659
103
98
96
99
82
78
77
79
B
C
C
C
40
Total N
463276
40
123
40
98
40
A
40
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Chapter 5: Graphs
All of the following exercises use the grades.sav sample data file.
1. Using a bar chart, examine the number of students in each section of the class along with whether or
not students attended the review session. Does there appear to be a relation between these variables?
2. Using a line graph, examine the relationship between attending the review session and section on the
final exam score. What does this relationship look like?
3. Create a boxplot of quiz 1 scores. What does this tell you about the distribution of the quiz scores?
Create a boxplot of quiz 2 scores. How does the distribution of this quiz differ from the distribution of
quiz 1? Which case number is the outlier?
4. Create an error bar graph highlighting the 95% confidence interval of the mean for each of the three
sections final exam scores. What does this mean?
5. Based on the examination of a histogram, does it appear that students previous GPAs are normally
distributed?
6. Create the scatterplot described in Step 5f (page 98). What does the relationship appear to be between gpa and academic performance (total)? Add a regression lines for both men and women to this
scatterplot. What do these regression lines tell you?
7. By following all steps on pages 90 and 91, reproduce the bar graph shown on page 91.
8. By following all steps on pages 92 and 93, reproduce the line graph shown on page 93.
9. By following all steps on pages 93, reproduce the pie chart shown on page 93.
10. By following all steps on page 94, reproduce the Boxplot shown on page 95.
11. By following all steps on pages 95 and 96, reproduce the Error Bar Chart shown on page 96. Note that
the edits are not specified on page 96. See if you can perform the edits that produce an identical chart.
12. By following all steps on pages 96 and 97, reproduce the histogram shown on page 97.
13. By following all steps on page 98, reproduce the scatterplot shown on page 98.
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There does appear to be a relationship (though we dont know if its significant or not): People in Section 3
were somewhat more likely to skip the review session than in sections 1 or 2, and most people who attended the review sessions were from Section 2, for example. This relationship may be clearer with
stacked rather than clustered bars, as there arent the same number of people in each section:
5-2
section
66
1
2
3
64
Mean final
62
60
58
56
No
Yes
Though it looks like attending the review sessions was helpful for all students, it seems to have been particularly helpful for students in Section 1. For this graph, we have modified the Y-axis to range from 55 to
65; the default is a much more compressed graph.
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5-4
This is a good example of why we need to run statistical tests. The lower error bar or section 1, for example, overlaps the upper error bar for section 3 by more than a half of a one-sided error bar (and vice versa). So, the population mean for section 1 is probably not statistically significant. Because the error bars
arent quite the same length, though, it may still be worth running a test to see if they are significantly different.
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20
Frequency
15
10
Mean =2.7789
N =105
0
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
gpa
Note that the GPAs below the median appear fairly normal, but those above the median do not.
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Chapter 6: Frequencies
Notice that data files other than the grades.sav file are being used here. Please refer to the Data Files
section starting on page 385 to acquire all necessary information about these files and the meaning of the
variables. As a reminder, all data files are downloadable from the web address shown above.
1. Using the divorce.sav file display frequencies for sex, ethnic, and status. Print output to show frequencies for all three; edit output so it fits on one page. On a second page, include three bar graphs of
these data and provide labels to clarify what each one means.
2. Using the graduate.sav file display frequencies for motive, stable, and hostile. Print output to show
frequencies for all three; edit output so it fits on one page. Note: this type of procedure is typically done
to check for accuracy of data. Motivation (motive), emotional stability (stable), and hostility (hostile) are
scored on 1- to 9-point scales. You are checking to see if you have, by mistake, entered any 0s or 99s.
3. Using the helping3.sav file compute percentiles for thelplnz (time helping, measured in z scores), and
tqualitz (quality of help measured in z scores). Use percentile values 2, 16, 50, 84, 98. Print output and
circle values associated with percentiles for thelplnz; box percentile values for tqualitz. Edit output so it
fits on one page.
4. Using the helping3.sav file compute percentiles for age. Compute every 10th percentile (10, 20, 30,
etc.). Edit (if necessary) to fit on one page.
5. Using the graduate.sav file display frequencies for gpa, areagpa, grequant. Compute quartiles for
these three variables. Edit (if necessary) to fit on one page.
6. Using the grades.sav file create a histogram for final. Include the normal curve option. Create a title
for the graph that makes clear what is being measured. Perform the edits on page 97 so the borders for
each bar are clear
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6-1
SEX
CumulaValid
Frequency Percent
tive
PerPercent
cent
1 female 119
2 male 110
52.0
48.0
52.0
48.0
Total
100.0
100.0
229
52.0
100.0
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Statistics
N
Percentiles
Valid
Missing
2
16
50
84
98
MEAN OF
HELPER/
RECIPIE NT
LNZHELP
537
0
-2.0966
-.9894
.0730
.9218
1.7643
MEAN OF
HELPER/
RECIPIE NT
ZQUALITY
HELP
537
0
-2.1701
-.8144
.1351
.9481
1.4766
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Statistics
AGE
N
Percentiles
Valid
Missing
10
537
0
20.00
6-6
20
Frequency
15
10
Mean =61.48
N =105
0
40
60
80
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Draw a line through any variable for which descriptives are meaningless (either they are categorical or
they are known to not be normally distributed).
Place an * next to variables that are in the ideal range for both skewness and kurtosis.
Place a next to any variables that are not acceptable for further analysis.
2. Using the divorce.sav file select all variables except the indicators (for spirituality, sp8 sp57, for
cognitive coping, cc1 cc11, for behavioral coping, bc1 bc12, for avoidant coping, ac1 ac7, and
for physical closeness, pc1 pc10). Compute descriptive statistics including mean, standard deviation, kurtosis, skewness. Edit so that you eliminate Std. Error (Kurtosis) and Std. Error (Skew-
ness) and your chart is easier to interpret. Edit the output to fit on two pages.
Draw a line through any variable for which descriptives are meaningless (either they are categorical or
they are known to not be normally distributed).
Place an * next to variables that are in the ideal range for both skewness and kurtosis.
Place a next to any variables that are not acceptable for further analysis.
3. Create a practice data file that contains the following variables and values:
VAR1:
VAR2:
VAR3:
10
Compute: the mean, the standard deviation, and variance and print out on a single page.
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Full answer provided for students.
Descriptive Statistics
N
Mean
Std. Deviation Skewness
Kurtosis
ID
105
571366.67
277404.129
-.090
-1.299
GENDER
105
1.39
.490
.456
-1.828
ETHNIC
105
3.35
1.056
-.451
-.554
YEAR
105
2.94
.691
-.460
.553
LOWUP
105
1.79
.409
-1.448
.099
SECTION
105
2.00
.797
.000
-1.419
GPA
105
2.7789
.76380
-.052
-.811
EXTRCRED 105
1.21
.409
1.448
.099
REVIEW
105
1.67
.474
-.717
-1.515
QUIZ1
105
7.47
2.481
-.851
.162
QUIZ2
105
7.98
1.623
-.656
-.253
X QUIZ3
105
7.98
2.308
-1.134
.750
QUIZ4
105
7.80
2.280
-.919
.024
QUIZ5
105
7.87
1.765
-.713
.290
FINAL
105
61.48
7.943
-.335
-.332
TOTAL
105
100.57
15.299
-.837
.943
PERCENT 105 80.381
12.1767
-.844
.987
Valid N (list105
wise)
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Descriptive Statistics
ID
SEX
AGE
N
229
229
229
Mean
116.32
1.48
41.90
Std.
Devia- Skewness
ti
66.903
-.007
.501
.079
9.881
.679
Kurtosis
-1.202
-2.011
.910
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1. File: grades.sav. Variables: gender by ethnic. Select: observed count, expected count, unstandarized residuals. Compute: Chi-square, Phi and Cramers V. Edit to fit on one page, print
out, then perform the 10 operations listed above.
2. File: grades.sav. Variables: gender by ethnic. Prior to analysis, complete the procedure shown in
Step 5c (page 129) to eliminate the Native category (low-count cells). Select: observed count, expected count, unstandarized residuals. Compute: Chi-square, Phi and Cramers V. Edit to fit
on one page, print out, then perform the 10 operations listed above.
3. File: helping3.sav. Variables: gender by problem. Select: observed count, expected count, unstandarized residuals. Compute: Chi-square, Phi and Cramers V. Edit to fit on one page, print
out, then perform the 10 operations listed above.
4. File: helping3.sav. Variables: school by occupat. Prior to analysis, select cases: school > 2 & occupat < 6. Select: observed count, expected count, unstandarized residuals. Compute: Chisquare, Phi and Cramers V. Edit to fit on one page, print out, then perform the 10 operations
listed above.
5. File: helping3.sav. Variables: marital by problem. Prior to analysis, eliminate the DTS category
(marital < 3). Select: observed count, expected count, unstandarized residuals. Compute: Chisquare, Phi and Cramers V. Edit to fit on one page, print out, then perform the 10 operations
listed above.
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GENDER * ETHNICITY Crosstabulation
1 female
GENDER
2 male
Total
ETHNICITY
3 Black
4 White
2 Asian
13
14
26
64
Expected
3.0
12.2
14.6
27.4
6.7
64.0
Residual
1.0*
Count
Count
.8*
Expected
2.0
7.8
Residual
-1.0*
Count
-.6*
-1.4*
10
9.4
-.8*
.6*
20
5 Hispanic
Total
1 Native
19
41
17.6
4.3
41.0
1.4*
24
.3*
45
-.3*
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105
Chi-Square Tests
Value
df
Asymp. Sig.
(2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square
1.193
.879
Likelihood Ratio
1.268
.867
Linear-by-Linear Association
.453
.501
N of Valid Cases
105
a 3 cells (30.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.95.
Symmetric Measures
Value
Approx. Sig.
Nominal by Nom-Phi
i l
Cramer's V
.107
.879
.107
.879
N of Valid Cases
105
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Symmetric Measures
Nominal by Nominal Phi
Value
.062
Cramer's V .062
N of Valid Cases
Approx. Sig.
.942
.942
100
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5. Gender and problem type are dependent, that is, which problems receive the most attention is dependent upon the gender of the helper.
6. While there are no significant gender differences in the likelihood of helping with illness or catastrophic
problems, women are significantly more likely to help with relational problems whereas men are significantly more likely to help with goal-disruptive problems.
7. No
8. No
9. No, there are no cells with an expected value of less than 5. Acceptable is less than 25%.
10. Delete the category which most contributes to the low cell counts. There are none here.
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Report
TOTAL
ETHNICITY SECTION
1 Native
2 Asian
3 Black
4 White
5 Hispanic
Total
1
2
3
Total
1
2
3
Total
1
2
3
Total
1
2
3
Total
1
2
3
Total
1
2
3
Total
Mean
Std. Deviation
90.25
115.00
95.20
108.00
97.78
105.50
102.90
105.14
105.00
93.10
100.08
105.75
100.00
100.91
102.27
94.67
104.00
90.57
92.91
105.09
99.49
97.33
100.57
4
1
5
7
9
4
20
7
7
10
24
16
18
11
45
3
1
7
11
33
39
33
105
15.042
.
17.094
12.423
14.394
6.351
12.876
12.185
11.547
16.509
14.714
17.628
10.123
16.736
14.702
27.154
.
21.816
21.215
16.148
12.013
17.184
15.299
The ETHNICITY column identifies the ethnic group for which data are entered
The SECTION column identifies which of the three sections individuals of a particular ethnic group are
enrolled.
The MEAN column identifies the mean total points for the individuals in each cell of the table
The N column identifies how many individuals are in each group
The STD. DEVIATION column identifies the standard deviation for the values in each category.
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The SEX column identifies the gender of the subjects.
The STATUS column identifies the marital status (4 levels) of women (first) then men.
The MEAN column identifies the mean total points for the individuals in each cell of the table.
The N column identifies how many individuals are in each group.
The STD. DEVIATION column identifies the standard deviation for the values in each category.
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Draw a single line through the columns and rows where the correlations are meaningless.
Draw a double line through cells where correlations exhibit linear dependency.
Circle the 1 largest (greatest absolute value) NEGATIVE correlation (the p value will be less
than .05) and explain what it means.
Box the 3 largest POSITIVE correlations (each p value will be less than .05) and explain what they
mean.
Create a scatterplot of gpa by total and include the regression line. (see Chapter 5, page 97-98 for
instructions).
2. Using the divorce.sav file create a correlation matrix of the following variables; sex, age, sep, mar,
status, ethnic, school, income, avoicop, iq, close, locus, asq, socsupp, spiritua, trauma, lsatisy; select one-tailed significance; flag significant correlations. Print results on a single page. Note: Use Data
Files descriptions (p. 385) for meaning of variables.
Draw a single line through the columns and rows where the correlations are meaningless.
Draw a double line through the correlations where there is linear dependency
Circle the 3 largest (greatest absolute value) NEGATIVE correlations (each p value will be less
than .05) and explain what they mean.
Box the 3 largest POSITIVE correlations (each p value will be less than .05) and explain what they
mean.
Create a scatterplot of close by lsatisy and include the regression line. (see Chapter 5, page 97-98
for instructions).
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r = -.21, p = .014: Students in lower numbered sections (e.g. sections 1 and 2) tend to score higher on quiz 1 than students in lower numbered
sections.
r = .86, p < .001: Those who score higher on quiz 1 tend to score higher on quiz 3.
r = .83, p < .001: Those who score higher on quiz 1 tend to score higher on quiz 4.
r = .80, p < .001: Those who score higher on quiz 3 tend to score higher on quiz 4.
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10. You happen to know that the population mean for the test of mental performance in stressful situations is exactly three. Do a t test to determine whether the post-test scores in #9 above (the same
numbers as the training group scores in #8) is significantly different than three. What do these results
mean? How was this similar and how was this different than the results in question 9? Why?
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11-1
Group Statistics
gender
quiz1 1 Female
2 Male
quiz2 1 Female
2 Male
quiz3 1 Female
2 Male
quiz4 1 Female
2 Male
quiz5 1 Female
2 Male
final 1 Female
2 Male
total 1 Female
2 Male
Mean
Std.
Deviation
Std.
Error
Mean
64
7.72
2.306
.288
41
7.07
2.715
.424
64
7.98
1.548
.194
41
7.98
1.753
.274
64
8.19
2.130
.266
41
7.66
2.555
.399
64
8.06
2.181
.273
41
7.39
2.397
.374
64
7.88
1.638
.205
41
7.85
1.969
.308
64
62.36
7.490
.936
41
60.10
8.514
1.330
64
41
not
Equal variances
sumed
not
not
not
final
not
2.180
.143
1.305
103
1.899
.171
3.436
.067
.894
.347
4.103
.045
as-
total
not
df
as-
as-
Sig.
as-
F
as-
.093
.761
as-
2.019
.158
Upper
.195
.646
.495
-.335
1.627
1.259 75.304
.212
.646
.513
-.376
1.667
.027
103
.979
.009
.326
-.638
.656
.026
77.634
.979
.009
.335
-.659
.676
1.147
103
.254
.529
.461
-.385
1.443
1.103 74.189
.274
.529
.480
-.427
1.485
1.482
.141
.672
.454
-.227
1.572
1.452 79.502
.151
.672
.463
-.249
1.594
.060
103
.952
.021
.355
-.682
.725
.058
74.071
.954
.021
.369
-.715
.757
1.431
103
.156
2.262
1.581
-.874
5.397
1.391 77.417
.168
2.262
1.626
-.976
5.500
1.224
.224
3.739
3.053
-2.317
9.794
103
103
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not
Equal variances
sumed
not
not
not
final
not
not
.143
1.305
103
1.899
.171
3.436
.067
.894
.347
4.103
.045
.093
.761
as-
2.180
as-
total
not
df
as-
as-
Sig.
as-
F
as-
as-
2.019
.158
Upper
.195
.646
.495
-.335
1.627
1.259 75.304
.212
.646
.513
-.376
1.667
.027
103
.979
.009
.326
-.638
.656
.026
77.634
.979
.009
.335
-.659
.676
1.147
103
.254
.529
.461
-.385
1.443
1.103 74.189
.274
.529
.480
-.427
1.485
1.482
.141
.672
.454
-.227
1.572
1.452 79.502
.151
.672
.463
-.249
1.594
.060
103
.952
.021
.355
-.682
.725
.058
74.071
.954
.021
.369
-.715
.757
1.431
103
.156
2.262
1.581
-.874
5.397
1.391 77.417
.168
2.262
1.626
-.976
5.500
1.224
.224
3.739
3.053
-2.317
9.794
.246
3.739
3.198
-2.637
1.011E
1
103
103
1.169 72.421
11-2
Paired Samples Statistics
Mean
Std. Deviation
Std. Error
Mean
Pair 1 quiz1
7.47
105
2.481
.242
quiz2
Pair 2 quiz1
quiz3
Pair 3 quiz1
7.98
7.47
7.98
7.47
105
105
105
105
1.623
2.481
2.308
2.481
.158
.242
.225
.242
quiz4
Pair 4 quiz1
7.80
7.47
105
105
2.280
2.481
.223
.242
quiz5
7.87
105
1.765
.172
Pair 1 quiz1
quiz2
Pair 2 quiz1
quiz3
Mean
Std. Deviation
Std. Error
Mean
-.514
1.835
-.514
1.287
Sig.
tailed)
df
(2-
Lower
Upper t
.179
-.869
-.159
-2.872
104
.005
.126
-.763
-.265
-4.095
104
.000
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Pair 3 quiz1
quiz4
Pair 4 quiz1
quiz5
-.333
1.405
.137
-.605
-.061
-2.431
104
.017
-.400
2.204
.215
-.827
.027
-1.860
104
.066
1. Students scored significantly higher on quiz 2 (M = 7.98, SD = 1.62) than on quiz 1 (M = 7.47, SD = 2.48), t(104) = -2.87, p = .005.
2. Students scored significantly higher on quiz 3 (M = 7.98, SD = 2.31) than on quiz 1 (M = 7.47, SD = 2.48), t(104) = -4.10, p < .001.
[Notice that the mean values are identical with the first comparison but quiz 1 with quiz 3 pairing produces a much stronger result. This is due
to a much narrower standard deviation for the second comparison (1.29) than for the first (1.84)]
3. Students scored significantly higher on quiz 4 (M = 7.80, SD = 2.28) than on quiz 1 (M = 7.47, SD = 2.48), t(104) = -2.43, p = .017.
11-3
The values do not differ significantly.
11-4
Women (M = 4.53, SD = .88) are significantly more likely to practice cognitive coping than men (M = 4.28, SD = 4.28), t(227) = 2.08, p = .038.
Men (M = 2.92, SD = .96) are significantly more likely to practice avoidant coping than women (M = 2.55, SD = .84), t(227) = -3.13, p = .002.
Women (M = 3.51, SD = .94) are significantly more likely to experience non-sexual physical closeness than men (M = 3.23, SD = .93),
t(227) = 2.26, p = .025.
Women (M = 3.44, SD = 2.74) are significantly more likely to have a positive attributional style than men (M = 2.62, SD = 2.69), t(227) = 2.24,
p = .023.
Women (M = 3.67, SD = .96) are significantly more likely to receive social support than men (M = 3.37, SD = .78), t(227) = 2.36, p = .009.
Women (M = 4.80, SD = 1.08) have significantly higher personal spirituality than men (M = 4.14, SD = 1.29), t(227) = 4.20, p < .001.
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11-8
Group Statistics
PERFORMA
CONDITIO
Control
Treatment (training)
Mean
3.00
4.00
10
10
Std. Deviation
2.055
1.944
Std. Error
Mean
.650
.615
F
PERFORMA
Equal variances
assumed
Equal variances
not assumed
.134
Sig.
.718
df
Sig. (2-tailed)
Mean
Difference
Std. Error
Difference
95% Confidence
Interval of the
Difference
Lower
Upper
-1.118
18
.278
-1.00
.894
-2.879
.879
-1.118
17.945
.278
-1.00
.894
-2.880
.880
There was not a significant difference between the mean for the treatment group (M = 4.00, SD = 1.94)
and the control group (M = 3.00, SD = 2.06), t(18) = 1.12, p > .05).
11-9
Although the mean for the treatment condition (M = 4.00, SD = 1.94) appeared to be higher than the
mean for the control condition (M = 3.00, SD = 2.06), this difference was not statistically significant
(t(9) = 2.24, p > .05).
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12-1
Descriptives: Dependent Variable: QUIZ4
N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error
2 Asian
20
3 Black
24
4 White
45
5 Hispanic 11
Total
100
8.35
7.75
8.04
6.27
7.84
1.531
2.132
2.256
3.319
2.286
Upper
7.63
6.85
7.37
4.04
7.39
9.07
8.65
8.72
8.50
8.29
.342
.435
.336
1.001
.229
Minimum Maximum
6
4
2
2
2
10
10
10
10
10
df Mean Square
Between Groups
Within Groups
34.297
483.143
3
96
Total
517.440
99
11.432
5.033
Sig.
2.272
.085
Contrast Coefficients
ETHNIC
Contrast
2 Asian
3 Black
4 White
5 Hispanic
1
2
1
1
1
1
-1
1
-1
-3
Contrast Tests
Contrast
QUIZ4
df Sig. (2-tailed)
Assume equal
variances
1.78
1.015
1.756
96
.082
5.33
2.166
2.459
96
.016
1.78
1.192
1.495 19.631
.151
5.33
3.072
1.734 10.949
.111
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3 Black
.60
.679 .379
4 White
.31
.603 .613
5 Hispanic
2.08*
.842 .015
3 Black 4 White
-.29
.567 .605
5 Hispanic
1.48
.817 .074
4 White 5 Hispanic
1.77*
.755 .021
* The mean difference is significant at the .05 level.
1.95
1.50
3.75
.83
3.10
3.27
A one-way ANOVA revealed marginally significant ethnic differences for scores on Quiz 4, F(3, 96) = 2.27,
p = .085. Post hoc comparisons using the LSD procedure with an alpha value of .05 found that Whites
(M = 8.04) and Asians (M = 8.35) scored significantly higher than Hispanics (M = 6.27).
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A one-way ANOVA revealed marginally significant ethnic differences for the total amount of help given,
F(3, 489) = 2.24, p = .083. Post hoc comparisons using the LSD procedure found that Blacks (M = .16,
SD = .68) provide significantly more total help than Asians (M = -.18, SD = .76), p < .013.
12-3
A one-way ANOVA revealed marginally significant ethnic differences for the total amount of help given,
F(3, 489) = 2.24, p = .083. Post hoc comparisons using the LSD procedure found that Blacks (M = .16,
SD = .68) provide significantly more total help than Asians (M = -.18, SD = .76), p < .013.
12-4
A one-way ANOVA revealed marginally significant differences for the amount of anger experienced based
on the occupation of the helper, F(5, 531) = 1.982, p = .080. Post hoc comparisons using the LSD procedure found greater anger was experienced by those who chose not to state their occupation (M = 2.75,
SD = 1.53) than for either unemployed/retired persons (M = 1.80, SD = 1.26) or professional persons
(M = 2.06, SD = 1.50). It was also found that service/support workers (M = 2.37, SD = 1.63) experienced
more anger than those who were unemployed (M = 1.80, SD = 1.26).
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Print out the ANOVA results (main effects, interactions, and so forth).
Interpret and write up correctly (APA format) all main effects and interactions.
Create multiple-line graphs (or clustered bar charts) for all significant interactions.
None
High
Short
Low
Short
High
Low
Long
High
Low
7. In an experiment, participants were given a test of mental performance in stressful situations. Some
participants were given no stress-reduction training, and some were given a stress-reduction training
session. In addition, some participants who were tested had a low level of stress in their lives, and others had a high level of stress in their lives. Finally, some participants were tested after a full night's
sleep, and some were tested after an all-night study session on three-way ANOVA. Perform an ANOVA
on these data (listed below question 8; ignore the "caffeine" column for now). What do these results
mean?
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8. In the experiment described in problem 7, data were also collected for caffeine levels. Perform an
ANOVA on these data (listed below). What do these results mean? What is similar to and different than
the results in question 7?
Training?
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Stress Level
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
High
High
High
Sleep/Study
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Study
Study
Study
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Performance
8
9
8
15
14
15
10
11
11
Caffeine
12
13
15
10
10
11
14
15
16
No
No
No
High
High
High
Study
Study
Study
18
19
19
11
10
11
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
Low
High
High
High
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
Study
Study
Study
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep
18
17
18
10
10
11
22
22
23
11
10
11
4
4
4
14
14
14
Yes
Yes
Yes
High
High
High
Study
Study
Study
13
13
12
5
5
4
14-1
Estimated Marginal Means
Dependent Variable: TOTHELP (total amount of help provided)
gender
FEMALE
MALE
Mean
Std. Error
.194
.076
-.073
.084
gender
FEMALE
MALE
Mean
Std. Error
-.129
.048
.019
.055
.088
.263
.079
.200
Mean
Std. Error
GOAL DISRUPTIVE
RELATIONAL BREAK
ILLNESS
CATASTROPHIC
GOAL DISRUPTIVE
RELATIONAL BREAK
-.002
.145
.288
.345
-.257
-.106
.066
.059
.101
.272
.069
.092
ILLNESS
CATASTROPHIC
-.112
.182
.121
.293
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Source
Corrected
Model
Intercept
gender
problem
gender * problem
Error
Total
Corrected Total
Type III
Sum of
Squares
df
Mean
Square
Sig.
Partial
Eta
Squared
16.723(a)
2.389
4.624
.000
.058
.586
2.861
4.956
1
1
3
.586
2.861
1.652
1.134
5.538
3.198
.287
.019
.023
.002
.010
.018
.417
.139
.269
.848
.002
273.285
290.009
529
537
.517
290.008
536
-.1960*
.0688
.005
-.2499*
.0909
.006
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(The chart (left) is included for demonstration only. There is no significant interaction in the present results.)
A 2-way ANOVA was conducted to determine the influence of gender and type of
problem on the total amount of help given.
Results showed a significant main effect
for gender in which women (M = .12) gave
more help than men (M = -.18),
F(1, 529) = 5.54, p = .019. There was also
a significant main effect for problem type,
F(3, 529) = 1.65, p = .023. Post hoc comparisons using the least significant differences procedure with an alpha value of .05
revealed that subjects helping with a goal
disruptive problem spent less time helping
(M = -.12) than subjects helping with relational problems (M = .07) or illness problems (M = -.13). There was no significant
gender by problem type interaction.
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14-2
A 2-way ANOVA was conducted to determine the influence of gender and level
of income on the total amount of help
given. Results showed a significant main
effect for gender in which women
(M = .16, SE = .04) gave more help than
men (M = -.22, SE = .05),
F(1, 527) = 30.14, p < .001, 2 =.05.
There was also a significant main effect
for level of income, F(4, 527) = 3.15,
p = .014, 2 = .02. Post hoc comparisons
using the LSD procedure revealed that
subjects unwilling to state their income
gave less total help (M = -.18, SE = .06)
than subjects making less than 15,000 per
year (M = .04, SE = .08) or subjects making more than 50,000 per year (M = .16,
SE = .08). There was also a significant
gender
by
income
interaction.
F(4, 527) = 2.60, p = .035, 2 = .02.
While for all income levels, women
helped more than men, for participants
making less than 25,000, the gender discrepancy was large, while for subjects
making more than 25,000, the gender discrepancy was small.
14-3
A two-way ANOVA was conducted to determine the influence of ethnicity and problem type on the severity rating of problems. Problem type had a significant effect on the severity ratings, F(3, 518) = 4.96, p =
.002, 2 = .03. Post hoc comparisons using the least significant differences procedure with an alpha value
of .05 revealed that the severity rating for goal-disruptive problems (M = 4.58, SD = 1.66) was significantly
less than for relational problems (M = 5.15, SD = 1.42), illness problems (M = 5.70, SD = 1.44), or catastrophic problems (M = 6.00, SD = 1.26). Also illness problems were rated more severe than relational
problems. There was no significant ethnic by problem type interaction.
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14-6
Descriptive Statistics
Dependent Variable: PERFORMA
TRAINING
None
Short
Long
Total
LIFESTRE
High
Low
Total
High
Low
Total
High
Low
Total
High
Low
Total
Mean
4.00
4.40
4.20
4.40
6.20
5.30
4.60
8.00
6.30
4.33
6.20
5.27
Std. Deviation
1.225
1.673
1.398
1.140
.837
1.337
.894
1.000
2.003
1.047
1.897
1.780
N
5
5
10
5
5
10
5
5
10
15
15
30
df
5
1
2
1
2
24
30
29
Mean Square
11.893
832.133
11.033
26.133
5.633
1.350
F
8.810
616.395
8.173
19.358
4.173
Sig.
.000
.000
.002
.000
.028
Partial Eta
Squared
.647
.963
.405
.446
.258
Noncent.
Parameter
44.049
616.395
16.346
19.358
8.346
Observed
a
Power
.999
1.000
.934
.988
.678
There was a main effect of training: People who had a long training session (M = 6.30, SD = 2.00) performed better than people who had a short training session (M = 5.30, SD = 1.34), who in turn did
better than those who had no training session (M = 4.20, SD = 1.40; F(2,24) = 8.17, p = .002).
There was a main effect of level of life stress: People with low levels of life stress (M = 6.20, SD = 1.90)
performed better than people with high levels of life stress (M = 4.33, SD = 1.05; F(1,24) = 19.36,
p < .001).
There was an interaction between training and level of life stress, as displayed in this graph
(F(2,24) = 4.17, p = .028):
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High
Low
4
None
Short
Training
Long
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14-7
There was a main effect for training: Participants who received training performed better (M = 15.75,
SD = 4.86) than participants who did not receive training (M = 13.08, SD = 4.14), F(1, 16) = 128.00,
p < .001, 2 = .89).
There was a main effect of stress level: Participants with high stress levels performed better (M = 16.08,
SD = 4.89) than those with low stress levels (M = 12.75, SD = 3.85), F(1, 16) = 200.00, p < .001,
2 = .93).
There was main effect on sleeping versus studying all night: People who slept performed somewhat better
(M = 14.75, SD = 5.83) than those who didnt sleep (M = 14.08, SD = 3.23), F(1, 16) = 8.00, p = .012,
2 = .33).
There was no significant interaction effect between training and stress level (F(1, 16) = .50, p > .05,
2 = .03).
There was a significant interaction between training and sleeping versus studying (F(1, 16) = 1104.50,
p < .001, 2 = .99): For those with no training, people who slept performed worse (M = 9.50,
SD = 1.38) than those who studied (M = 16.67, SD = 2.25). For those with training, however, people
who slept performed better (M = 20.00, SD = 2.61) than people who studied (M = 11.50, SD = 1.38).
There was no significant interaction between stress level and sleeping versus studying (F(1, 16) = .50,
p > .05, 2 = .03).
There was a significant three-way interaction between training, stress level, and sleeping versus studying
(F(1, 16) = 18.00, p = .001, 2 = .53).
For those who slept, they performed better with high stress levels, and better with training. A post hoc
test could determine whether the difference between high and low stress levels was greater in the
training condition than in the no training condition.
For those who didnt sleep, they performed better with high stress levels and better without training. A
post hoc test could determine whether the performance gain for the high stress level participants was
greater in the no training condition than in the training condition.
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anxiety score
predicted linear
score
predicted quadratic
score
actual exam
score
5
13
42
45
2. Now using the divorce.sav file, test for linear and curvilinear relations between:
Attributional style, by the way, is a measure of optimisma low score is pessimistic and a high score is
optimistic.
Print graphs and write linear and quadratic equations for both.
For each of the three analyses in problems 3 and 4:
In a single sentence (just once, not for each of the 3 problems) identify the meaning of each of the final
four (4) bulleted items above.
3. First, perform step 5b (p. 206) demonstrating the influence of anxiety and anxiety squared (anxiety2)
on the exam score (exam).
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4. Now, complete similar procedures for the two relationships shown in problem 2 (from the divorce.sav
file) and perform the 5 steps bulleted above: Specifically,
the influence of closeness (close) and closeness squared (close2) on life satisfaction (lsatisy), and
the influence of attributional style (asq) and the square of attributional style (asq2) on life satisfaction (lsatisy).
5. A researcher is examining the relationship between stress levels and performance on a test of cognitive
performance. She hypothesizes that stress levels lead to an increase in performance to a point, and then
increased stress decreases performance. She tests ten participants, who have the following levels of stress:
10.94, 12.76, 7.62, 8.17, 7.83, 12.22, 9.23, 11.17, 11.88, and 8.18. When she tests their levels of mental
performance, she finds the following cognitive performance scores (listed in the same participant order as
above): 5.24, 4.64, 4.68, 5.04, 4.17, 6.20, 4.54, 6.55, 5.79, and 3.17. Perform a linear regression to examine
the relationship between these variables. What do these results mean?
6. The same researcher tests ten more participants, who have the following levels of stress: 16, 20, 14, 21,
23, 19, 14, 20, 17, and 10. Their cognitive performance scores are (listed in the same participant order):
5.24, 4.64, 4.68, 5.04, 4.17, 6.20, 4.54, 6.55, 5.79, and 3.17. (Note that in an amazing coincidence, these
participants have the same cognitive performance scores as the participants in Question 5; this coincidence may save you some typing.) Perform a linear regression to examine the relationship between these
variables. What do these results mean?
7. Create a scatterplot (see Chapter 5) of the variables in Question 6. How do results suggest that linear
regression might not be the best analysis to perform?
8. Perform curve estimation on the data from Question 6. What does this tell you about the data that you
could not determine from the analysis in Question 6?
9. What is different about the data in Questions 5 and 6 that leads to different results?
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Independent: ANXIETY
Method
R Sq
Df
Sig.
b0
b1
b2
Linear
Quadratic
.238
.641
71
70
22.19
62.52
.000
.000
64.247
30.377
2.818
18.926
-1.521
exam
Observed
Linear
Quadratic
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
anxiety
actual score
3.0
72.7
73.5
70
13
4.0
75.5
81.7
82
42
6.5
82.6
89.1
98
45
9.0
89.6
77.6
79
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Linear: LSATISFY(pred) = 4.571 + .08(ASQ)
Quadratic:
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Model Summary
Model
R
Adjusted
R Square Square
R Std. Error of
the Estimate
d1
.801a
.641
.631
8.443
i
a. Predictors: (Constant), square of anxiety, anxiety
Multiple R: The multiple correlation between the dependent variable and (in this case) the two independent variables.
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Model Summary
Model
1
R
R Square
a
.632
.399
Adjusted
R Square
.324
Std. Error of
the Estimate
.82256
ANOVAb
Model
1
Regression
Residual
Total
Sum of
Squares
3.594
5.413
9.007
df
1
8
9
Mean Square
3.594
.677
F
5.312
Sig.
.050a
These results suggest that there is a significant relationship between stress and performance (R2 = .399,
F(1,8) = 5.31, p = .05). Note, though, that we have tested for a linear relationshipwhich is not what the
research hypothesized.
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Notice that the linear regression information has (within rounding error) the same information as calculated by the linear regression procedure in exercise 5, above. That model doesnt fit the data well. The
quadratic equation, however, fits the data much better (R2 = .69, F(1, 7) = 7.68, p = .017). This tells us
that the data is predicted much better from a quadratic equation (which will form an upside-down U
shape) than a linear one.
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The data in question 4 is (roughly) linear; the data in question 5 is curvilinear.
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Create a table (example below) showing for each of the three analyses Multiple R, R2, then each of the
variables that significantly influence the dependent variables. Following the R2, List the name of each
variable and then (in parentheses) list its value. Rank order them from the most influential to least influential from left to right. Include only significant predictors.
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Create a table (example below) showing for each of the three analyses Multiple R, R2, then each of the
variables that significantly influence the dependent variables. Following the R2, List the name of each
n- value. Ran
variable and then (in parentheses) list its
Multiple R R2
1st var ()
6th var ()
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Dependent
Variable
1. Time helping
Multiple
R
R2
1st var ()
.576 .332
Efficacy
(.330)
Worry
(.153)
6th var
()
Anger Gender
(.110) (-.096)
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Two different models were examined. The first model, Performance = 7.688 + 2.394 x Stress + Residual,
fit the data fairly well (R2 = .49, F(1,8) = 7.53, p = .025). Adding self-esteem significantly improved the
model, so the second model, Performance = 12.999 + 4.710 x Stress 1.765 x Self-Esteem + Residual, fit
the data even better (R2 = .90, F(2,7) = 14.65, p = .003). So, when stress goes up, performance goes up;
but when self-esteem goes up, performance goes down. Coping skills didnt contribute to make the model
better.
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5. hhelp1-hhelp15
6. rhelp1-rhelp15
7. empathy1-empath14
quality of help
9. effic1-effic15
spirituality measures
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There is a special data file available on the course website for those using the student version of SPSS.
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha
.889
Cronbach's
Alpha Based
on
Standardized
Items
.890
N of Items
4
HELPER
RATING OF
TRAUMA
RECIPIENT
RATING OF
DISRUPTION
HELPER RATING
1.000
.789
OF DISRUPTION
HELPER RATING
.789
1.000
OF TRAUMA
RECIPIENT RATING
.610
.588
OF DISRUPTION
RECIPIENT RATING
.603
.647
OF TRAUMA
The covariance matrix is calculated and used in the analysis.
RECIPIENT
RATING OF
TRAUMA
.610
.603
.588
.647
1.000
.774
.774
1.000
Range
.313
.306
.201
Maximum /
Minimum
1.064
1.116
1.342
Variance
.019
.016
.007
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Mean if
Item Deleted
HELPER RATING
OF DISRUPTION
HELPER RATING
OF TRAUMA
RECIPIENT RATING
OF DISRUPTION
RECIPIENT RATING
OF TRAUMA
Scale
Variance if
Item Deleted
Variance
33.433
Squared
Multiple
Correlation
Cronbach's
Alpha if Item
Deleted
15.44
19.157
.754
.655
.859
15.18
19.718
.768
.668
.854
15.23
19.662
.741
.631
.864
15.13
19.459
.766
.655
.855
Scale Statistics
Mean
20.33
Corrected
Item-Total
Correlation
Std.
Deviation
5.782
N of Items
4
N of Items
4
4
4
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There is a special data file available on the course website for those using the student version of SPSS.
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha
.817
Cronbach's
Alpha Based
on
Standardized
Items
.820
N of Items
3
HELPER
RATING OF
SYMPATHY
HELPER
RATING OF
MOVED
HELPER RATING
1.000
.591
.590
OF COMPASSION
HELPER RATING
.591
1.000
.626
OF SYMPATHY
HELPER RATING
.590
.626
1.000
OF MOVED
The covariance matrix is calculated and used in the analysis.
Summary Item Statistics
Mean
Minimum
Maximum
Item Means
4.732
5.138
5.458
Item Variances
2.321
1.857
2.790
Inter-Item Correlations
.602
.590
.626
The covariance matrix is calculated and used in the analysis.
Range
.726
.933
.036
Maximum /
Minimum
1.153
1.502
1.061
Variance
.138
.218
.000
Item-Total Statistics
HELPER RATING
OF COMPASSION
HELPER RATING
OF SYMPATHY
HELPER RATING
OF MOVED
Scale Mean if
Item Deleted
Scale
Variance if
Item Deleted
9.96
8.291
.655
.429
.768
10.19
7.333
.683
.467
.733
10.68
6.623
.683
.467
.740
Scale Statistics
Mean
15.42
Variance
15.284
Std.
Deviation
3.910
N of Items
3
Corrected
Item-Total
Correlation
Squared
Multiple
Correlation
Cronbach's
Alpha if Item
Deleted
N of Items
3
3
3
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There is a special data file available on the course website for those using the student version of SPSS.
Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's
Alpha
.938
Cronbach's
Alpha Based
on
Standardized
Items
.938
N of Items
4
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Coping Skills
High
Cognitive Performance
6
Self-Esteem
19
Immune Response
21
Low
High
18
21
High
High
14
22
High
Low
15
Low
High
20
22
High
Low
17
High
High
15
28
High
Low
19
Low
Low
20
16
Low
Low
17
18
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Multivariate Testsc
Effect
Intercept
Value
.971
.029
33.990
33.990
.100
.900
.111
.111
Pillai's Trace
Wilks' Lambda
Hotelling's Trace
Roy's Largest Root
Pillai's Trace
Wilks' Lambda
Hotelling's Trace
Roy's Largest Root
EXTRCRED
Error df
102.000
102.000
102.000
102.000
102.000
102.000
102.000
102.000
F
Hypothesis df
1733.479b
2.000
1733.479b
2.000
1733.479b
2.000
1733.479b
2.000
5.686b
2.000
5.686b
2.000
5.686b
2.000
5.686b
2.000
Sig.
.000
.000
.000
.000
.005
.005
.005
.005
Partial Eta
Squared
.971
.971
.971
.971
.100
.100
.100
.100
Noncent.
Parameter
3466.959
3466.959
3466.959
3466.959
11.372
11.372
11.372
11.372
Observed
a
Power
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.854
.854
.854
.854
There is a significant effect of whether or not students did the extra credit project and their previous
GPAs/class points (F(2,102) = 5.69, p = .005).
Tests of Between-Subjects Effects
Source
Corrected Model
Intercept
EXTRCRED
Error
Total
Corrected Total
Dependent Variable
GPA
TOTAL
GPA
TOTAL
GPA
TOTAL
GPA
TOTAL
GPA
TOTAL
GPA
TOTAL
df
1
1
1
1
1
1
103
103
105
105
104
104
Mean Square
.055
2151.443
543.476
749523.786
.055
2151.443
.589
215.459
F
.093
9.985
923.452
3478.731
.093
9.985
Sig.
.761
.002
.000
.000
.761
.002
Partial Eta
Squared
.001
.088
.900
.971
.001
.088
Noncent.
Parameter
.093
9.985
923.452
3478.731
.093
9.985
Observed
a
Power
.061
.879
1.000
1.000
.061
.879
One-way ANOVA suggest that this effect seems to primarily be related to the total class points
(F(1,103) = 9.99, p = .002) rather than the previous GPA (F(1,103) = .093, p > .05).
Descriptive Statistics
GPA
TOTAL
EXTRCRED
No
Yes
Total
No
Yes
Total
Mean
2.7671
2.8232
2.7789
98.24
109.36
100.57
Std. Deviation
.78466
.69460
.76380
15.414
11.358
15.299
N
83
22
105
83
22
105
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There is not a significant main effect of lower/upper division status on total class points and previous gpa
(F(2, 98) = 1.14, p = .323, 2 = .02).
There is not a significant main effect of class section on total class points and previous GPA
(F(4, 198) = 1.98, p = .10, 2 = .04).
There is a significant interaction between class section and lower/upper division status, on total class
points and previous GPA (F(4, 198) = 4.23, p = .003, 2 = .08).
One-way ANOVA suggest that this interaction takes place primarily in the total class points (F(2, 99) =
4.60, p = .012, 2 = .09), though the interaction of lower/upper division status and class section on
GPA was only somewhat weaker (F(2, 99) = 3.00, p = .055, 2 = .06).
An examination of means suggests that lower division students had more total points than upper division
students in sections 1 (M = 109.86, SD = 9.51 vs. M = 103.81, SD = 17.44) and 3 (M = 107.50,
SD = 9.47 vs. M = 95.93, SD = 17.64), but upper division students had more total points (M = 103.18,
SD = 9.44) than lower division students (M = 90.09, SD = 13.13) in section 2. Lower division students
had higher GPAs than upper division students is sections 2 (M = 2.84, SD = .99 vs. M = 2.67,
SD = .68) and 3 (M = 3.53, SD = .50 vs. M = 2.57, SD = .77), but lower GPAs (M = 2.72, SD = .99)
than upper division students (M = 3.00, SD = .71) in section 1.
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MANOVA suggests that there is a main effect of stress on cognitive performance and self-esteem
(F(2, 5) = 13.70, p = .009, 2 = .85). One-way ANOVA suggest that this effect is primarily centered on
the relation between stress and self-esteem (F(1,6) = 32.55, p = .001, 2 = .84) rather than stress and
cognitive performance (F(1,6) = 1.37, p > .05, 2 = .19). Those in the low-stress condition had higher
self-esteem (M = 18.75, SD = 1.50) than those in the high-stress condition (M = 11.83, SD = 4.88).
MANOVA also revealed a significant main effect of coping on cognitive performance and self-esteem
(F(2,5) = 6.24, p = .044, 2 = .71). One-way ANOVA suggest that this effect is clearly present in the
relation between coping and self-esteem (F(1,6) = 13.27, p = .011, 2 = .70), though the relation between coping and cognitive performance was marginally significant as well (F(1,6) = 5.49, p = .058,
2 = .48). Those with high coping skills had higher self-esteem (M = 17.20, SD = 2.59) than those
with low coping skills (M = 12.00, SD = 6.04). Those high coping skills may have also had higher cognitive performance (M = 5.80, SD = .84) than those with low coping skills (M = 4.40, SD = .89).
The interaction effect between coping and stress levels was not significant (F(2,5) = 4.42, p = .079,
2 = .64).
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5. The researcher just discovered some more datain this case, physical dexterity performance in
the high-stress and low-stress situations (listed below, in the same case number order as in the
previous two exercises). Perform and interpret a 2 (stress level: high, low) by 2 (kind of performance: cognitive, dexterity) ANCOVA on these data.
Physical dexterity values:
Case Number:
High Stress:
Low Stress:
1
91
79
2
109
68
3
94
135
4
99
103
5
73
79
5
76
46
6
94
77
7
136
173
8
109
111
10
94
109
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Descriptive Statistics
QUIZ1
QUIZ2
QUIZ3
QUIZ4
QUIZ5
Mean
7.47
7.98
7.98
7.80
7.87
Std. Deviation
2.481
1.623
2.308
2.280
1.765
N
105
105
105
105
105
Multivariate Testsc
Effect
CONDITIO
Pillai's Trace
Wilks' Lambda
Hotelling's Trace
Roy's Largest Root
Value
.152
.848
.180
.180
F
Hypothesis df
4.539b
4.000
4.539b
4.000
4.539b
4.000
4.539b
4.000
Error df
101.000
101.000
101.000
101.000
Sig.
.002
.002
.002
.002
Partial Eta
Squared
.152
.152
.152
.152
Noncent.
Parameter
18.156
18.156
18.156
18.156
Observed
a
Power
.934
.934
.934
.934
These results suggest that there is a significant difference between the five conditions under which the
quiz was taken (F(4,101) = 4.54, p = .002). We can examine the means to determine what that pattern of
quiz scores looks like.
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When the condition in which the quiz was taken is examined at the same time that extra credit participation is examined, there is no difference between the conditions on their own (F(4, 412) = .51, p > .05,
2 = .01). There is, however, an interaction effect between the quiz condition and extra credit participation (F(4, 412) = 7.60, p < .001, 2 = .07).
An examination of the means suggests that doing the extra credit helped more for the quiz in conditions 1
and 4 (or, not doing the extra credit hurt more in conditions 1 and 4) than in the other conditions, with the
extra credit affecting the quiz score least in conditions 2 and 5.
There was also a significant main effect of doing the extra credit (F(1, 103) = 10.16, p = .002, 2 = .09)
such that people who did the extra credit assignment had higher scores overall (M = 8.86, SE = .37) that
those who didnt do the extra credit assignment (M = 7.54, SE = .19).
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24-4
There is a significant difference in cognitive performance between individuals in the high stress
(M = 83.30, SD = 14.86) and low stress (M = 99.70, SD = 27.57) conditions, F(1,8) = 10.50, p = .012, 2 =
.57.
There is also a significant interaction between stress and coping skills in their effect on cognitive performance, F(1,8) = 128.28, p < .001, 2 = .94. Note that to interpret this interaction, we would need to examine scatterplots and/or regressions for the relation between coping and cognitive performance for the
high and low stress conditions. An example of this graph is shown here:
Linear Regression
110.00
highst
100.00
90.00
A
A
80.00
A
70.00
60.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
coping
40.00
50.00
60.00
70
Linear Regression
140.00
lowst
100.00
A
80.00
A
60.00
A
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
coping
There is also a significant relationship between coping and cognitive performance overall (F(1,8) = 7.26,
p = .027, 2 = .48). From the graphs above, it is clear that as coping skills increase, so does performance
on the cognitive task.