11 SECTION II PRACTICALS 12 WEEK 1: Thursday October 3 th Introduction to SPSS SPSS is the primary package for running any statistical procedures outside of the MDS packages. In addition to providing outputs for various analyses, SPSS allows the user to manipulate the data in a variety of ways and to produce various graphs and figures that can be added into documents. In this practical, you will be asked to open and search through a data matrix, and enter and code data. The procedure for the exercises in this practical involves going through the steps for each analysis using the data file family.sav. Where is Family.sav? The first thing you must do is copy family.sav from the N: drive on your computer to the M: drive (which is your own personal account). To do this you must create a folder on your M: drive into which the family.sav file will go. You should be looking at a screen with a number of icons on it. In the top left-hand corner is an icon called my computer. Double-click on this icon. Find the M: drive and double-click on it. You should now see a window containing a number of folders. Go to FILE, then NEW and choose FOLDER. A new folder should appear in the bottom of the window labelled „New Folder‟. Call your new folder „Survey‟ and ENTER. After you have done this, go to FILE and then CLOSE. Now, within the same window double-click on your N: drive. Within that drive you will see a folder with title SPSSEGS (standing for SPSS example files). Double-click on this folder. Within this folder there is a file labelled family.sav. This is the file you want to copy into your „Survey‟ folder on your M: drive. So, single click on family.sav and go to EDIT and then COPY. Go back to your M: drive by shutting down the N: drive. (click on the X in the right hand corner of your N: drive window). Double-click on your M: drive and double- click on the folder Survey. Survey should be empty. Go to EDIT and then PASTE. Now you should see the file family.sav. Exploring the Data Editor Window Start SPSS for windows by double-clicking on the SPSS icon. Once the program has been opened a window will appear in the middle of the screen with a number of options to choose from. You want to select OPEN AN EXISTING DATA SOURCE. Go to the directory Survey in your M: drive. Find the file family.sav and double- click on it. The values from the family.sav file should now appear in the Data Editor window. Click on the middle button in the top right hand corner of the window to maximise the size of the window. Once the file is open you will see two sheets at the bottom of the window. One is labelled DATA VIEW and the other is labelled 13 VARIABLE VIEW. You want to stay on the data view sheet. Click on the VALUE LABELS (in bold rectangle below) button on your tool bar (it is 2 nd from the right). This will toggle between value labels (numeric and string (words)). Scroll through the data to answer the following questions: 1. What is the name of the last variable in the data matrix? 2. What is the case number of the last case? 3. What is the value of IDNUM for the last case? 4. What is Robert‟s date of birth? 5. What is Jack‟s marital status? If you click on a cell when value labels are displayed in the DATA VIEW WINDOW a scroll bar will appear to provide an indication of the options (variable labels) used in the coding framework. Using this feature, please answer the following questions: What are the labels for CAR? What are they for MORTGATE? What are they for NAME? Is there a problem with NAME? What is it? 14 The variable view sheet In order to view how a variable has been defined in terms of its name, variable label, value labels and user-missing values you have to click on the sheet VARIABLE VIEW. Please answer the following questions. Do not forget to use the scroll bars on the bottom and on the right side of the variable view window to find your answers. What is the variable label for DATEBLT? What are the values and value labels for MARSTAT? (hint: click on the grey box) What is the user-missing value for NCARS? Click on this Sheet 15 Coding and Entering Data Open up a new Data Editor window by going to FILE, then NEW and save DATA to M: drive. Below is a questionnaire regarding leisure activity and a coding scheme. Your task is to set up the Data Editor Window and then enter the data below. Leisure Activity Questionnaire 1. What is your first name? 2. What is your sex? M = male, F = female 3. What is your marital status? 1 = married 4 = widowed 2 = cohabiting 5 = divorced 3 = single 6 = separated 4. Do you watch sports? 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know 5. Do you play sports? 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know 6. Do you visit the seaside? 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know 7. Do you go to films? 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know 8. Do you go pop concerts? 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know Coding Framework Variable Name Format Variable Label Coding Details/Labels IDNUM NUMERIC IDENTIY NUMBER Unique Number for Each Person NAME STRING FIRST NAME Enter First Characters of Name SEX STRING SEX M = male F = Female AGE NUMERIC AGE IN YEARS Enter age in years (-9 = Missing) MARSTAT NUMERIC MARITAL STATUS 1=married 4=widowed 2=cohabiting 5=divorced 3 = single 6 = separated WATCHSP NUMERIC WATCHES SPORTS 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know PLAYSP NUMERIC PLAYS SPORTS 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know VISITSEA NUMERIC VISITS SEASIDE 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know GOTOFILM NUMERIC GOES TO FILMS 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know GOTOPOP NUMERIC GOES TO POP CONCERTS 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know Data IDNUM NAME SEX AGE MARSTAT WATCHSP PLAYSP VISITSEA GOTOFILM GOTOPOP 101 MARGARET F 87 4 201 JACK M 62 1 1 2 1 2 2 202 JOSIE F 1 2 2 1 2 2 301 NANCY F 60 5 1 2 1 2 2 503 VICTORIA F 11 -9 2 1 1 1 3 1002 JOHN M 31 2 1 3 1 1 1 You should have a clean window in front of you (i.e., there should not be any data in the spreadsheet). You now have to set up each column of your data matrix so that you can eventually enter in your data. The first column will hold IDNUM. To enter IDNUM into the data view sheet you need to go to the VARIABLE VIEW window. 16 In fact, defining and labelling all of your variables must be done in your variable view sheet. In the first Row (horizontal) you can label and define your first variable IDNUM. Using the coding framework above enter in the appropriate information. Type in the variable IDNUM under NAME. The TYPE of variable is NUMERIC (you are entering a number) and under DECIMALS, using the scroll bar, choose 0 decimal places. Under the heading LABELS you want to type in the definition of the variable. Make sure this definition clearly defines the variable to avoid confusion. Depending upon the type of data (i.e., nominal, ordinal, ratio, or interval) you are measuring you may have to add VALUES. In the case of IDNUM (identify number) there is only one unique number, therefore you do not have to define the variable. So, under VALUES, you should have chosen none. However in defining nominal data such as SEX (your third variable to enter) you would have to define male as „M‟ and female as „F‟. For IDNUM there are no missing values therefore you choose none. The heading COLUMNS will give you the opportunity to define the width of your column. Choose a width of 6. The ALIGN value allows you to determine the positioning of your data in the cell. It may be right, left or centred. In the last column heading is MEASURE. This column allows you to define the type of data you are working with. With IDNUM you are working with scale data. When you define variables such as NAME (i.e., the name of the subject), you want the TYPE of variable to be STRING, the WIDTH should be 10 (refers to the number of characters to appear in the name). Using the coding framework below define the variable NAME. When you define variables such as sex (nominal data) you want to add value labels in the column called VALUES. If you click on the cell a value labels window will appear. Across from value you should type your value M and across from the value label type male and then click on add. Then you should enter F in the value box and female in the value label box. Once you have made these changes you can move back to the DATA VIEW window and view the changes. Return to the VARIABLE VIEW window and define the numeric variable AGE in the next row. It has no decimal places, and it requires a missing value of –9 to identify cases where a response is not given. To assign a user-missing value of –9 click on the MISSING column. A missing values window will appear. Click on Discrete missing values and enter –9 in the first box. Set up a variable label and a value for –9 as shown in the coding scheme for your questionnaire. Now, do the same for the numeric value MARSTAT in the next row. This too is numeric with no decimal places, has a user-missing value of –9 and requires a variable label and several value labels as shown in the coding scheme. The remaining 5 variables also need to be defined. To avoid defining each variable separately you should define the first variable WATCHSP and then copy the cells to the remaining four below. To do this go to the cell you want to repeat (i.e., the value 17 labels) and click on EDIT, COPY and then move to the cell where you want the same definition and then go to EDIT and PASTE. When you have finished entering all of the data save it into an SPSS file by selecting FILE, SAVE and clicking on the folder Survey in your M: drive. Save the file under any name you want (e.g., Person.sav). Exit from SPSS and log off. 18 WEEK 2: October 10 th Descriptive Statistics, Charts & Manipulating Data in the Matrix This practical is divided into two sections. The first section is intended to familiarise you on how to run commands to calculate descriptive statistics and to graph your data. The second section aims to show you how to compute re-code, filter and delete your data. Section I: Descriptive Statistics & Charts We shall estimate descriptive statistics for the three variables: TYPACCM, DATEBLT, & NADULTS. Question: Are these variables nominal (non-ordered categories), ordinal (with ordered categories) or metrical (on a measure scale with well-defined differences between values)? Hint: The second variable is not so obvious. To run the descriptive statistics click on ANALYZE, DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS and then FREQUENCIES. In the left box there should be a list of all the variables that are present in the spreadsheet. Highlight TYPACCM and click the arrow between the boxes to move it into the box labelled „variables‟. Continue this for the other two variables. A shorter route to move the variables to the „variables box‟ would be to double-click on the variables when they are in the left box - removing the variables may be accomplished in the same manner. After the three variables are in the „variables box‟, click on STATISTICS at the bottom of the box. Within the „Frequencies: Statistics‟ box there are several options. Tick the boxes for MEAN, MEDIAN & MODE on the right hand side. In addition, tick the boxes for STANDARD DEVIATION (Std. Deviations) & RANGE. After, click on the continue button and wait for the data to process and for the output window to appear. Answer the follow questions: What is the most useful measure of central tendency for each of the three variables? What are the sample values? What is the maximum value for NADULTS? Does this appear to be correct? Now, try re-estimating the descriptive statistics for NADULTS, only this time without the case with the unusual value. Select DATA and then SELECT CASES. Within the Select Cases make sure under the „Unselected Cases‟ that the „Filtered‟ box is ticked. Then select the IF CONDITION IS SATISFIED option and click on the IF button. Move the variable NADULTS to the adjacent box by either double-clicking on it or by clicking on the variable and moving it across using the arrow. After the variable label use the calculator provided to type less than (<) the value of 19 the unusual variable. After this hit continue and then OK to return to the spreadsheet. Answer the follow questions: Has the case with the unusual value been barred off? Which case is it? Now, re-run the Frequencies command for NADULTS only and record the mean, median & mode with and without the case included. Which descriptive statistic is most affected by the unusual variable? Graphing your Results Histograms Histograms are statistical diagrams that show the distribution of variables. In a histogram, values are grouped together in intervals and a bar is drawn for each interval whose area is proportional to the number of cases in the interval. To generate a histogram select GRAPHS and HISTOGRAM Then move the variable HEIGHT into the variable box. In the same box, click the „display normal curve‟ box and then hit OK. Upon examining the output window that contains the graph answer the following question: Do you think HEIGHT has a normal distribution, or would you run other tests? Go back to the data editor window, select GRAPHS and HISTOGRAM and run the same command as done using the HEIGHT variable but with WEIGHT. From the histogram, would you say that the variable WEIGHT has a normal distribution or would you try other tests? Are there any differences between the two histograms? Scatter plots Scatter plots show the joint behaviour of two (or more) variables in a diagram. Values of one of the variables are plotted against values of another, the two variables usually being metrical. A scatter plot usually shows much more about the behaviour of the variables than descriptive statistics like correlation. Scatter plots are also drawn using the GRAPHS command. Click on GRAPHS then SCATTERPLOT then on the SIMPLE option and then click on the DEFINE button. Select WEIGHT for the Y-axis and HEIGHT for the X-axis. In a scatter plot, 20 if one of the variables is thought to depend on the other, it is plotted on the vertical Y- axis. Here, we think that weight depends on height, therefore, weight is plotted on the Y- axis. In addition, select SEX for „select markers by‟. This will allow you to identify points on the scatter plot by sex, as males and females tend to have different heights and weights. Run the command and look at the scatter plot in the chart carousel window. Can you see any difference between the males and the females in terms of heights and weights? To edit the chart simply double-click on it. Now we shall try fitting simple linear regression lines to the data. Select CHART then OPTIONS and FIT LINES (Select Subgroups) and FIT OPTIONS. Make sure linear regression has been highlighted and then click-on „continue‟. There should be two different lines for males and females. What can you say about the slopes of the two regression lines? Can you see any difference now between the males and the females in terms of heights and weights? The markers used to distinguish males and females are drawn in different colours, but the difference is not very clear. It will become less clear if you print out the scatter plot on a monochrome printer! Click on any marker in the plot: all markers of that sex become highlighted in black squares. Then click on the icon depicting a „crayon/pencil‟ to change the colour of the marker/symbol. To change the symbol simply click on FORMAT and then MARKER. There you should have several options of changing the type and size of the symbol. After making the chosen changes hit „Apply‟ and „Close‟. Editing a High Resolution Chart Generate a high-resolution chart, a histogram, to try out some of the editing features. Histograms are used for metric or quantitative variables, like AGE, which takes on values along a scale. There are generally too many distinct values to make it worth drawing a bar chart. Instead, the values are grouped into intervals or bands and a bar is drawn for each interval. The area of each bar is proportional to the number of cases with values in the interval. Still using family.sav select GRAPHS and then HISTOGRAM. Select HWRATIO for the variable box and click OK. A histogram for HWRATIO is added to the Chart Carousel Window. The histogram shows some descriptive statistics for the variable too. What are the sample mean and standard deviation for HWRATIO? . GOTOFILM GOTOPOP 101 MARGARET F 87 4 20 1 JACK M 62 1 1 2 1 2 2 20 2 JOSIE F 1 2 2 1 2 2 301 NANCY F 60 5 1 2 1 2 2 503 VICTORIA F 11 -9 2. NUMERIC VISITS SEASIDE 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know GOTOFILM NUMERIC GOES TO FILMS 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know GOTOPOP NUMERIC GOES TO POP CONCERTS 1 = yes 2 = no 3 = do not know . PRACTICALS 12 WEEK 1: Thursday October 3 th Introduction to SPSS SPSS is the primary package for running any statistical procedures outside of the MDS packages. In addition to providing