1 Descriptive Statistics (SPSS 19 Part 2) 1. We use tables and diagrams to show our data. 2.

Tables and diagrams should be clearly labeled and titled. 3. Frequency tables count the numbers. 4. Pie charts are effective and simple ways of presenting frequency counts for small number of different values. 5. A bar chart can be used for many variables with small values. 6. A histogram with no space in between each bar is used for numerical scores and is not suitable for different categories of variables. Example 1. Look at the Table below: SPSS can make use of the data shown in the Table with total number of people equals 80. In the Data Editor we code the variables as: Nuns = 1, nursery teachers = 2, Television presenters = 3, Students = 4 and Other = 5. Now there will be 17 rows of 1, 3 rows of 2, 23 rows of 3, 20 rows of 4 and 17 rows of 5.

2. To define your variables, select Variable View in your Data Editor to control the decimal places, numeric /string, width and label.

3 To Draw a Table containing frequency, Percent, and Cumulative Percent

4 Now to change the first column of values 1 to 5 follow the steps below to Nuns, others

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Coursework 1. Exam scores from 20 male and female students taking a statistics course in UB 0203 were recorded at the end of semester. The data are given in Prac4.sav zip-folder in your SKH 2011 Blog under SPSS Data files for Practice. 2. Download the file Prac4.sav from SPSS Data Files for Practice Folder. 3. Obtain a Frequency table, Pie Diagram with different colours, the Bar Chart, and Histogram from Prac4.sav file.