SPSS Exercise 2: Running Charts and Graphs to Test for Normality

Running Descriptive Statistic in SPSS

Questions for SPSS Assignment 2

1. Explain in your own words the similarities and differences between the histogram, Q-Q plot, and box plot,
and why each is valuable in evaluating the normality of the data. (3 points)

2. Consider the skewness, kurtosis, tests of normality, histogram, and Normal Q-Q plot for CTFall. Based on
these values, please describe the shape of the distribution of CTFall, referring to your SPSS output. (2 points)

Ans) The normal skewness .291, normal kurtosis .304 , tests of normality, histogram , and Normal Q-Q plot
shows normal distribution for

3. Looking at the skewness and kurtosis of the CTFall scores, indicate which of the following is true. (2 points)

A. The skewness is within acceptable levels, but the kurtosis is not.

B. The kurtosis is within acceptable levels, but the skewness is not.
C. Both skewness and kurtosis are within acceptable levels.
D. Neither skewness nor kurtosis are within acceptable levels.

4. Is the statement below true? Why or why not? (3 points)

“The Shapiro-Wilk test for CTFall scores is statistically significant (<.05). This suggests that the distribution
might not be normally distributed and we should look at the histogram and Q-Q plots to verify.”

Completing the Assignments

For each SPSS assignment, you will need to upload your output file (15 pts) and answer the relevant quiz
questions (10pts) for a total of 25 pts. The quiz questions and data are located under Content > SPSS
Assignment 2.