Self-Graded SPSS Lab Exercises

Abstract

Adopting self-grading as a learning tool, this set of four lab exercises helps students practice using SPSS techniques they learned in class and get used to interpreting the univariate and bivariate results (e.g., proportions, means, standard deviations, independent sample t-test, ANOVA, chi-square test, and Pearson’s correlations). Self-grading has been...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Statistics

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 400

Class Size(s):

Medium

Usage Notes

Time required for each exercise is about 1 hour and 15 min including the time used for completing the exercise and self-grading. Students will receive full credit for completing the thorough self-grading. Students must download the General Social Survey 2012 data from the following website and save it in a flash drive. Students are to bring the GSS2012...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. To practice using SPSS techniques learned in class (e.g., navigating variable view and data view to obtain necessary information, constructing/recoding/reverse-coding variables, obtaining necessary statistical results, and producing appropriate outputs)
2. To understand the appropriate statistical test depending on the hypotheses and level of measurement
3. To get used to interpreting and reporting the results of univariate and bivariate analyses (e.g., proportions, means, standard deviations, independent sample t-test, ANOVA, chi-square test, and Pearson’s correlations).

Goal Assessment(s):

1. "Exam Practice Questions," which can be also used as exam questions, are provided for assessment of the 3 learning goals. This additional exercise requires students to use the techniques and interpretations practiced throughout the four lab exercises.