DATA ANALYSIS AND BUSINESS

MODELLING

SPSS
• SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences), also known as IBM SPSS Statistics, is
a software package used for the analysis of
statistical data.

• https://www.spss-tutorials.com/basics/
 VARIABLE

• A variable is something you’re trying to measure. 

• The dependent variable (sometimes known as the

responding variable) is what is being studied and
measured in the experiment.
• the independent variable is what you change, and the
dependent variable is what changes because of that. 
• An example of a dependent variable is how
tall you are at different ages.
• The dependent variable (height) depends on
the independent variable (age).
• the independent variable is what you change,
and the dependent variable is what changes
because of that
• You want to figure out which brand of
microwave popcorn pops the most kernels so
you can get the most value for your money.
You test different brands of popcorn to see
which bag pops the most popcorn kernels
• You want to see which type of fertilizer helps
plants grow fastest, so you add a different
brand of fertilizer to each plant and see how
tall they grow.
• You’re interested in how rising sea temperatures
impact algae life, so you design an experiment that
measures the number of algae in a sample of water
taken from a specific ocean site under varying
temperatures.

• When graphing these variables, the independent

variable should go on the x-axis (the horizontal axis),
and the dependent variable goes on the y-axis
(vertical axis).