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    This document discusses variables, measurement, and the statistical software SPSS. It explains that quantitative research involves studying relationships between variables, which researchers construct to represent social phenomena. The type of statistical analysis used depends on how the variables are measured. SPSS allows users to enter variable data from samples and perform analyses. To properly interpret SPSS outputs, one must understand how the variables are measured. The document instructs the reader to review SPSS resources, install the software, open a dataset, select two variables of interest, and write a 1-2 page summary describing the variables, unit of analysis, levels of measurement, and how the variables could be used to study social change.

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    This document discusses variables, measurement, and the statistical software SPSS. It explains that quantitative research involves studying relationships between variables, which researchers construct to represent social phenomena. The type of statistical analysis used depends on how the variables are measured. SPSS allows users to enter variable data from samples and perform analyses. To properly interpret SPSS outputs, one must understand how the variables are measured. The document instructs the reader to review SPSS resources, install the software, open a dataset, select two variables of interest, and write a 1-2 page summary describing the variables, unit of analysis, levels of measurement, and how the variables could be used to study social change.

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    This document discusses variables, measurement, and the statistical software SPSS. It explains that quantitative research involves studying relationships between variables, which researchers construct to represent social phenomena. The type of statistical analysis used depends on how the variables are measured. SPSS allows users to enter variable data from samples and perform analyses. To properly interpret SPSS outputs, one must understand how the variables are measured. The document instructs the reader to review SPSS resources, install the software, open a dataset, select two variables of interest, and write a 1-2 page summary describing the variables, unit of analysis, levels of measurement, and how the variables could be used to study social change.

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    Assignment:Variables,Measurement,andSPSS

    Quantitative research consists of testing and understanding relationships


    between variables. Researchers construct these variables as measureable
    expressions of social phenomena. Modern statistics provides you with a host
    of resources to answer questions, but each statistical test has a set of
    assumptions regarding the measurement of the variables. It is therefore
    important to understand how variables are measured because their
    measurement will influence the type of analytic tools available to you.

    SPSS is a statistical software program that allows you to enter these variables into a
    spreadsheet format and record the measurements from a sample. Additionally, SPSS
    allows you to perform statistical analysis. Before launching into your analyses, though, it
    is important to understand how the variables are measured. That understanding will
    help you interpret the SPSS output.
    In this weeks Discussion, you considered topics with social change implications. For
    this Assignment, you will examine data to analyze independent and dependent
    variables, determine how they are measured, and decipher whether a social change
    question can be answered and the implications for such change.
    To prepare for this Assignment:
    Review the Learning Resources as well as the SPSS resources found in this
    weeks Learning Resources.
    Review, download, and install the SPSS software on your computer using the
    IBM SPSS Version 23 Installation and Registration document for PC or for MAC in this
    weeks Learning Resources.
    Using the SPSS software, open the Afrobarometer dataset or the High School
    Longitudinal Study dataset (whichever you choose) found in this weeks Learning
    Resources and then choose two variables that interest you.
    For this Assignment:
    Write a 1- to 2-page summary and include the following:
    A description of what the each of the variables measure.
    A description of the unit of analysis.
    A description and explanation of the levels of measurement for each variable
    (i.e., nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio).
    Explain how you might conceive these variables to be used to answer a social
    change question. What might be the implications for social change?
    Support your summary using appropriate scholarly citations and references. Use proper
    APA format.

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