SPSS

Question 1

What does SPSS stand for?

Answer 1

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

Question 2

True or False: SPSS can only be used for quantitative data analysis.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What type of analysis would you use in SPSS to compare the means of three or more groups?

Answer 3

ANOVA (Analysis of Variance)

Question 4

Fill in the blank: In SPSS, the _______ window displays the results of statistical analyses.

Answer 4

Output

Question 5

What is the purpose of the Descriptive Statistics function in SPSS?

Answer 5

To summarize and describe the main features of a dataset.

Question 6

True or False: A p-value less than 0.05 typically indicates statistical significance.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Which SPSS procedure would you use to assess the relationship between two categorical variables?

Answer 7

Chi-Square Test

Question 8

What is the default significance level used in SPSS for hypothesis testing?

Answer 8

0.05

Question 9

What does the R-squared value represent in regression analysis?

Answer 9

The proportion of variance in the dependent variable that can be explained by the independent variable(s).

Question 10

Fill in the blank: In SPSS, the _______ view allows users to enter and edit data directly.

Answer 10

Data

Question 11

True or False: SPSS can create graphical representations of data.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What type of test would you run in SPSS to determine if there is a significant difference between two related samples?

Answer 12

Paired Samples t-test

Question 13

What does a high Cronbach’s alpha coefficient indicate?

Answer 13

High internal consistency among items in a scale.

Question 14

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT a standard output table in SPSS? A) ANOVA Table B) Descriptive Statistics Table C) Correlation Matrix D) Histogram

Answer 14

D) Histogram

Question 15

True or False: The Levene’s Test is used to assess the equality of variances.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What do you interpret if the confidence interval for a mean does not include zero?

Answer 16

There is a statistically significant difference from zero.

Question 17

Fill in the blank: In SPSS, the _______ menu is used to perform regression analyses.

Answer 17

Analyze

Question 18

What is the primary function of the Normality test in SPSS?

Answer 18

To determine if the data follows a normal distribution.

Question 19

Multiple Choice: Which test would you use to compare the means of two independent groups? A) One-Way ANOVA B) Independent Samples t-test C) Paired Samples t-test D) Chi-Square Test

Answer 19

B) Independent Samples t-test

Question 20

True or False: SPSS allows for the creation of custom variables.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What does the term ‘outlier’ refer to in statistical analysis?

Answer 21

A data point that differs significantly from other observations.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The _______ table in SPSS shows the correlation coefficients between variables.

Answer 22

Correlation

Question 23

What is the main purpose of conducting post-hoc tests after ANOVA?

Answer 23

To determine which specific groups’ means are different.

Question 24

Multiple Choice: What does a negative correlation coefficient indicate? A) No relationship B) A direct relationship C) An inverse relationship D) A perfect relationship

Answer 24

C) An inverse relationship

Question 25

True or False: SPSS automatically checks for multicollinearity in regression analyses.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

What does the term 'effect size' refer to in the context of statistical analysis?

Answer 26

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon.

Question 27

Fill in the blank: In SPSS, the _______ function is used to transform variables.

Answer 27

Compute

Question 28

What is the significance of the F-ratio in ANOVA?

Answer 28

It compares the variance between group means to the variance within the groups.

Question 29

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is an assumption of parametric tests? A) Normality B) Homogeneity of variances C) Independence D) All of the above

Answer 29

D) All of the above

Question 30

True or False: SPSS can handle both longitudinal and cross-sectional data.

Answer 30

True