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Analyzing the number of lung cancer deaths


Here we will indicate the variable data types, create frequency
tables and come up with tables to show the level of deaths as a
results of lung cancer.

Task
The dataset you are using for this assignment has information on
lung cancer deaths by age and smoking status
(BST571_GradedAssignment1_Data). The data is already an SPSS
dataset, so just double-click on the data, and it will open in SPSS.

Codebook for the data:

Vari Description
able
ID ID variable
ageg Age Groups: 1 = 40 – 49 years, 2 = 50 – 59
rp years, 3 = 60 – 69 years, 4 = 70+ years  
smok Smoking Status: 0 = Does Not Smoke, 1 =
ing Smokes Cigars, Pipes, or Cigarettes  
pop Population – In Hundred Thousands  
deat Number of Lung Cancer Deaths in a Year
hs  
1. Fill out the table below, indicating the variable type for each
variable in the dataset (nominal, ordinal, or numerical):

Variable Type

agegrp Ordinal

smoking Nominal

pop Numerical

deaths Numerical

2. Use SPSS to create frequency tables of agegrp and smoking.


From the frequency tables, answer the following:

a. What percentage of patients were aged 60


– 69 years old?
Ans: 36.11%
b. What percentage of patients smoke?
Ans: 25%

C. How many patients are 70 years


old or older?
Ans: 19.44%

3. Use SPSS to create descriptive tables of pop and deaths. From


the descriptive tables, answer the following:

a. What are the mean and standard deviation for pop?


Ans: Mean = 1558.9444
SD = 1562.23217

b. What are the mean and standard deviation for


deaths?
Ans: Mean = 253.6111
SD = 262.5975
c. What is the largest deaths
value?
Ans: 1001
4. Create a histogram of deaths. Copy and paste the
histogram below:
Ans:
5. Create a bar graph of agegrp. Copy and paste the bar graph
below:
Ans:

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