Question 1

You've taken a poll of probable primary election voters to see which of five candidates they prefer. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

Accepted Answer

A)  Descriptives 
B)  Display Data File Information 
C)  Frequencies 
D)  Means 
A)  Descriptives 
B)  Display Data File Information 
C)  Frequencies 
D)  Means C

Question 2

If there is a main effect of gender on income, that means

Accepted Answer

A)  gender has no relationship to income 
B)  gender groups differ on average income 
C)  income causes gender 
D)  when gender is controlled, income differences still exist 
A)  gender has no relationship to income 
B)  gender groups differ on average income 
C)  income causes gender 
D)  when gender is controlled, income differences still exist B

Question 3

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  In each marital status, men average more HOURS worked than women. 
B)  Never-married females averaged 39.79 HOURS worked. 
C)  There was more variability in HOURS worked among never-married females than never-married males. 
D)  For males, the marital status with the highest average HOURS worked was divorced, widowed, or separated. 
A)  In each marital status, men average more HOURS worked than women. 
B)  Never-married females averaged 39.79 HOURS worked. 
C)  There was more variability in HOURS worked among never-married females than never-married males. 
D)  For males, the marital status with the highest average HOURS worked was divorced, widowed, or separated. D

Question 4

Based on the following output, which subgroup had the greatest variability in HOURS worked?

Accepted Answer

A)  never-married males 
B)  currently-married males 
C)  currently-married females 
D)  divorced, separated, and widowed females 
A)  never-married males 
B)  currently-married males 
C)  currently-married females 
D)  divorced, separated, and widowed females

Question 5

You want to describe what the cases in your data set are like on the single variable RELIGION. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

Accepted Answer

A)  Display Data File Information 
B)  Frequencies 
C)  Means 
A)  Display Data File Information 
B)  Frequencies 
C)  Means

Question 6

What is the lowest level of measurement permissible for the variable that is averaged for each group in the Means procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  nominal 
B)  ordinal 
C)  interval/ratio 
A)  nominal 
B)  ordinal 
C)  interval/ratio

Question 7

What kinds of questions can you answer using the Means procedure?

Accepted Answer

How do the averages differ by

Question 8

Based on the following output, which subgroup averaged the least EDUC (years of schooling)?

Accepted Answer

A)  1980 GSS young men 
B)  1980 GSS middle-age men 
C)  2010 GSS young women 
D)  2010 GSS middle-age women 
A)  1980 GSS young men 
B)  1980 GSS middle-age men 
C)  2010 GSS young women 
D)  2010 GSS middle-age women

Question 9

Answer the questions that follow this SPSS output: 
 
A) What is the mean years of schooling (EDUC) of blacks in the Midwest? __________
B) In the West, is there more variability in the years of schooling (EDUC) among whites or among blacks? (whites/blacks) _______________
C) Is there an interaction effect of REGION and RACE on EDUC? (yes/no) _______
D) State numerical evidence that justifies your conclusion about an interaction effect of REGION and RACE on EDUC.

Accepted Answer

a. 12.00
b. among whites
c. ye

Question 10

What is the lowest level of measurement you can use in the Means procedure for
A) The dependent variable? __________
B) The 1st layer independent variable? __________
C) The 2nd layer independent variable? __________

Accepted Answer

a. interva

Question 11

What does layering independent variables do?

Accepted Answer

Layering allows you to divide

Question 12

A(n) _____ is when the size and/or direction of one independent variable's effect on the dependent variable varies depending on the value of one or more other independent variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  asymmetry 
B)  correlation 
C)  interaction effect 
D)  main effect 
A)  asymmetry 
B)  correlation 
C)  interaction effect 
D)  main effect

Question 13

You are doing a Means procedure. Your dependent variable, INCOME, is a continuous variable; your 1st layer independent variable, REGION, has 4 categories; your 2nd layer independent variable, DEGREE, has 3 categories. How many REGION by DEGREE subgroups will your analysis have?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  12 
D)  an infinite number 
A)  3 
B)  4 
C)  12 
D)  an infinite number

Question 14

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  For every group, women averaged more TVHOURS than men. 
B)  For every group, there was more variability among women than men on TVHOURS. 
C)  For every group, there were more women than men. 
D)  No group averaged more than 3.50 TVHOURS. 
A)  For every group, women averaged more TVHOURS than men. 
B)  For every group, there was more variability among women than men on TVHOURS. 
C)  For every group, there were more women than men. 
D)  No group averaged more than 3.50 TVHOURS.

Question 15

A(n) _____ is when there are differences in means on the dependent variable for groups formed by the attributes of an independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  interaction effect 
B)  main effect 
C)  net effect 
D)  symmetry 
A)  interaction effect 
B)  main effect 
C)  net effect 
D)  symmetry

Question 16

You want to compare groups on an interval/ratio variable (for example, the average SAT score of students at different colleges). Which SPSS procedure should you run?

Accepted Answer

A)  Display Data File Information 
B)  Explore 
C)  Frequencies 
D)  Means
(Note: * indicates 
A)  Display Data File Information 
B)  Explore 
C)  Frequencies 
D)  Means
(Note: * indicates

Question 17

You want to see the size and direction of the gender gap in education for each geographic region. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

Accepted Answer

A)  Descriptives 
B)  Explore 
C)  Frequencies 
D)  Means 
A)  Descriptives 
B)  Explore 
C)  Frequencies 
D)  Means

Question 18

Answer the questions that follow this SPSS output: 
 
A) What is the mean income of female social work majors? __________
B) Which subgroup has the greatest variability on income? (Specify the major and the gender of the subgroup.) _______________
C) Is there a main effect for gender? (yes/no)
D) State the numerical evidence that supports your conclusion about a main effect for gender.

Accepted Answer

a. 50,000.00
b. male sociology

Question 19

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  1980 GSS young adults averaged 2.622 TVHOURS. 
B)  1980 GSS middle-age adults had the highest average TVHOURS. 
C)  2010 GSS young adults were the largest of the groups. 
D)  2010 GSS middle-age adults had the greatest variability in TVHOURS. 
A)  1980 GSS young adults averaged 2.622 TVHOURS. 
B)  1980 GSS middle-age adults had the highest average TVHOURS. 
C)  2010 GSS young adults were the largest of the groups. 
D)  2010 GSS middle-age adults had the greatest variability in TVHOURS.

Question 20

Answer the questions that follow this SPSS output: 
 
A) What is the mean GPA of female students with less than a 950 SAT score? __________
B) Which subgroup has the greatest variability on GPA? (Specify the SAT category and the gender of the subgroup.) _______________
C) Is there a main effect for SAT? (yes/no)
D) State the numerical evidence that supports your conclusion about a main effect for SAT.

Accepted Answer

a. 2.0952
b. males with an SAT more than

You've taken a poll of probable primary election voters to see which of five candidates they prefer. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

If there is a main effect of gender on income, that means

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

Based on the following output, which subgroup had the greatest variability in HOURS worked?

You want to describe what the cases in your data set are like on the single variable RELIGION. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

What is the lowest level of measurement permissible for the variable that is averaged for each group in the Means procedure?

What kinds of questions can you answer using the Means procedure?

Based on the following output, which subgroup averaged the least EDUC (years of schooling)?

What is the lowest level of measurement you can use in the Means procedure for A) The dependent variable? B) The 1^st layer independent variable? C) The 2^nd layer independent variable? __

What does layering independent variables do?

A(n) _____ is when the size and/or direction of one independent variable's effect on the dependent variable varies depending on the value of one or more other independent variables.

You are doing a Means procedure. Your dependent variable, INCOME, is a continuous variable; your 1^st layer independent variable, REGION, has 4 categories; your 2^nd layer independent variable, DEGREE, has 3 categories. How many REGION by DEGREE subgroups will your analysis have?

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

A(n) _____ is when there are differences in means on the dependent variable for groups formed by the attributes of an independent variable.

You want to compare groups on an interval/ratio variable (for example, the average SAT score of students at different colleges). Which SPSS procedure should you run?

You want to see the size and direction of the gender gap in education for each geographic region. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

Introduction

Data Sets

Frequency Tables and Univariate Charts

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Creating New Variables

Crosstab Tables

Nominal and Ordinal Measures of Association

Pearsons Correlation and Bivariate Regression

Multiple Regression

Sampling Distributions and Normal Distributions

Hypothesis Testing and One-Sample T Tests

Paired and Independent-Samples T Tests

Analysis of Variance

Chi-Square

Hypothesis Testing With Measures of Association and Regression

Filters

Exam 6: Comparing Group Means

You've taken a poll of probable primary election voters to see which of five candidates they prefer. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

If there is a main effect of gender on income, that means

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

Based on the following output, which subgroup had the greatest variability in HOURS worked?

You want to describe what the cases in your data set are like on the single variable RELIGION. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

What is the lowest level of measurement permissible for the variable that is averaged for each group in the Means procedure?

What kinds of questions can you answer using the Means procedure?

Based on the following output, which subgroup averaged the least EDUC (years of schooling)?

What is the lowest level of measurement you can use in the Means procedure for A) The dependent variable? __________ B) The 1st layer independent variable? __________ C) The 2nd layer independent variable? __________

What does layering independent variables do?

A(n) _____ is when the size and/or direction of one independent variable's effect on the dependent variable varies depending on the value of one or more other independent variables.

You are doing a Means procedure. Your dependent variable, INCOME, is a continuous variable; your 1st layer independent variable, REGION, has 4 categories; your 2nd layer independent variable, DEGREE, has 3 categories. How many REGION by DEGREE subgroups will your analysis have?

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

A(n) _____ is when there are differences in means on the dependent variable for groups formed by the attributes of an independent variable.

You want to compare groups on an interval/ratio variable (for example, the average SAT score of students at different colleges). Which SPSS procedure should you run?

You want to see the size and direction of the gender gap in education for each geographic region. Which SPSS procedure should you run?

Based on the following output, which conclusion is correct?

Introduction

Data Sets

Frequency Tables and Univariate Charts

Central Tendency and Dispersion

Creating New Variables

Crosstab Tables

Nominal and Ordinal Measures of Association

Pearsons Correlation and Bivariate Regression

Multiple Regression

Sampling Distributions and Normal Distributions

Hypothesis Testing and One-Sample T Tests

Paired and Independent-Samples T Tests

Analysis of Variance

Chi-Square

Hypothesis Testing With Measures of Association and Regression

Filters

What is the lowest level of measurement you can use in the Means procedure for A) The dependent variable? B) The 1^st layer independent variable? C) The 2^nd layer independent variable? __

You are doing a Means procedure. Your dependent variable, INCOME, is a continuous variable; your 1^st layer independent variable, REGION, has 4 categories; your 2^nd layer independent variable, DEGREE, has 3 categories. How many REGION by DEGREE subgroups will your analysis have?