Assignment: Introduction to Quantitative Analysis: Descriptive Analysis
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6210 Week 3 Discussion How To Complete the Discussion Requirement
Use the Afrobarometer dataset
Choose one continuous variable (interval or ratio) and one categorical variable (nominal or ordinal)
Remember, ‘Scale’ is an SPSS term and it is not a level of measurement
Include your SPSS Output in your post.
Post a descriptive analysis for each of your chosen variables:
For the continuous (interval or ratio) variable:
Report the mean, median, and mode
State the best measure for central tendency (i.e., mean, median, or mode) and explain (with a citation) why your choice is the best measure
Report the standard deviation and the variance
Discuss the variability of the data. Avoid using words like “small, large, huge, etc.”
Discuss this variable in the context of social change and support your discussion with citations
For your categorical (nominal or ordinal) variable:
Open the data set, select Analyze, select Descriptive Statistics, select Frequencies, drag your chosen variable into the Variables box, Select Charts, select Bar charts or Pie charts, select Frequencies, select Continue, select OK.
(Do not select or report measures of central tendency or measures of variability for a categorical variable)
Discuss the frequency distribution in terms of percentages in each category of the variable.
Discuss the variability of the data in terms of subjective observations of the frequency distribution. For example, females outnumber males by 9::1 and by calculating, reporting, and analyzing the IQV.
Discuss this variable in the context of social change and support your discussion with citations
