SPSS Problem
Teacher hyranks
spss_problem3.docxPurpose of the Assessment
The purpose of this assignment is to develop your ability to perform data input, draw graphs and do basic analysis using SPSS. It also develops your ability to conduct a series of advanced quantitative data analysis.
Assessment Activities
You are required to produce a portfolio document describing the steps you have followed to produce the outcomes for the activities below. For each activity, show a summary of the SPSS results (tables and/or graphs) and explain the process you went through in order to obtain them.
Spss Problem 3
The SPSS data “Age and fat” (below) contains data from Mazess et al (1984)* research which investigated a new method of measuring body composition. It gives the body fat percentage, age and gender for 18 normal adults between the ages of 23 and 61 years.
Are age and % fat correlated? If so, in what way? Provide an explanation based on your SPSS results.
* Mazess RB, Peppler WW and Gibbons M (1984) Total body composition by dualphoton
(153Gd) absorptiometry, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 40, 834-839.
Data View
|
age |
Fatpercent |
sex |
|
23 |
10 |
m |
|
23 |
28 |
f |
|
27 |
8 |
m |
|
27 |
18 |
m |
|
39 |
31 |
f |
|
41 |
26 |
f |
|
45 |
27 |
m |
|
49 |
25 |
f |
|
50 |
31 |
f |
|
53 |
35 |
f |
|
53 |
42 |
f |
|
54 |
29 |
f |
|
56 |
33 |
f |
|
57 |
30 |
f |
|
58 |
33 |
f |
|
58 |
34 |
f |
|
60 |
41 |
f |
|
61 |
35 |
f |
|
Name |
Type |
Width |
Decimals |
Label |
Values |
Missing |
Columns |
Align |
Measure |
Role |
|
age |
Numeric |
8 |
0 |
Age (years) |
None |
None |
8 |
Right |
Scale |
Input |
|
Fatpercent |
Numeric |
8 |
0 |
% fat |
None |
None |
8 |
Right |
Scale |
Input |
|
sex |
String |
3 |
0 |
sex |
None |
None |
4 |
Left |
Nominal |
Input |
