Stats homework...3 pages.

This Case Assignment will involve: 1) Factor analysis. 2) A comparison of statistical tests

*Please refer to  SPSS Commands  for tips on analyzing data.

1. Factor Analysis

A researcher is examining factors that predict language development among first grade students. The researcher believes that some of the variables may be correlated and would like to run factor analysis to reduce multicollinearity. The researcher would like to use factor analysis to examine the following variables from the  data file : (Click link)

· reversal (syllable reversal),

· delete onset,

· judgment of tone,

· learn word (morpheme learning),

· odd word (pick up the odd word in four choices),

· circle word (select the correct "root" for the word),

· fill in word (fill in a word in a sentence),

Conduct Factor Analysis with SPSS. Write a report describing and interpreting the results of your factor analysis. Include relevant tables.

2) Compare statistical tests that were presented in RMS608 and RMS618

Complete the following table, which includes statistical tests from RMS608 and RMS618:

Statistical method	Purpose /when to use	Type of the data	assumptions
Descriptive statistics
T-test
ANOVA
ANCOVA
Chi-Square
Correlation
Simple Linear Regression
Multiple Linear Regression
Logistic Regression
MANOVA/MANCOVA
Repeated Measures
Factor Analysis

ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS

Length: Case assignments should be at least 3 pages (750 words) in length excluding tables.

References: Any references used should be from academic sources and cited using APA format.

Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to question

Format: This assignment should be written in a scientific format (as in the "Results" section of a peer-reviewed study).