Question 1

Why do business analysts use SPSS rather than performing calculations by hand?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantitative data analysis is so complex today it is essential to use a stats package.
B)  It reduces the chance of making errors in your calculations.
C)  It equips you with a useful transferable skill.
D)  All of the above.

Question 2

In SPSS,what is the data view window?

Accepted Answer

A)  A table summarizing the frequencies of data for one variable.
B)  A spreadsheet into which data can be entered.
C)  A dialog box that allows you to choose a statistical test.
D)  A screen in which variables can be defined and labelled.

Question 3

An analyst at your firm and you are discussing missing data.What might you suggest as an appropriate strategy for dealing with larger quantities of missing data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ignore them.
B)  Go back to the participant and demand an answer.
C)  Define missing values using the 'recode' function.
D)  Start the study again,taking more care with data recording.

Question 4

You have been asked to assess various atmospheric environments for a brand new fashion retail store.If you are therefore constructing a data file for a repeated-measure design with 190 subjects and three conditions (light and airy,warm and cosy,dark and intense) ,how many columns and rows will the file have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ten columns and four rows
B)  Four columns and four rows
C)  Ten columns and ten rows
D)  Four columns and ten rows D

Question 5

What operation does the 'Recode into Different Variables' initiate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Replaces missing data with some random scores.
B)  Reverses the position of the independent and dependent variable on a graph.
C)  Redistributes a range of values into a new set of categories and creates a new variable.
D)  Represents the data in the form of a pie chart.

Question 6

A colleague in your research agency has phoned and asked you in which sub-dialog box the chi-square test can be found.Which do you recommend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequencies-Percentages
B)  Crosstabs-Statistics
C)  Bivariate-Pearson
D)  Sex-Female

Question 7

Why might your experimental data file have 'missing data'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some of a participant's responses might be missing.
B)  There has been a mistake in saving the SPSS data file.
C)  A participant did not take part in the whole study.
D)  None of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following could not be represented by columns in the SPSS data editor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Levels of repeated measures variables
B)  Items in a questionnaire
C)  Levels of between-group variables
D)  Total values for different questionnaires

Question 9

In your experiment (Q12) you also ask some qualitative questions to enrich the statistical data.What is the correct way to record non-numerical values in SPSS?

Accepted Answer

A)  You can't,SPSS only uses numbers.
B)  Define the variable as 'string'.
C)  Recode all the values as numbers.
D)  Define the variable as 'date'.

Question 10

If you see in SPSS the number 8.51 E-02 reported,what is the actual value of this number?

Accepted Answer

A)  8.51 x 102 
B)  85.1 x 102
C)  8.51 x 10-2
D)  85.1 x 10-2

Question 11

Which of the following is not a file extension for files saved in SPSS?

Accepted Answer

A)  .sav
B)  .spo
C)  .sps
D)  .doc

Question 12

Ordinal level data are characterized by?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data that can be meaningfully arranged by order of magnitude.
B)  Equal intervals between each adjacent score.
C)  A fixed zero.
D)  None of the above. A

Question 13

Your manager had asked you to identify the number of men responding in your annual staff survey.How would you generate this output?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open the output viewer and click on Save As →\rightarrow→ Pie Chart
B)  Click on-Analyse →\rightarrow→ Descriptive Statistics →\rightarrow→ Frequencies
C)  Click on-Graphs →\rightarrow→ Frequencies →\rightarrow→ Pearson
D)  Open the variable viewer and recode the value labels.

Question 14

When cross-tabulating two variables,it is conventional to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Represent the independent variable in rows and the dependant variable in columns.
B)  Assign both the dependent and independent variable to columns.
C)  Represent the dependant variable in rows and the independent variable in columns.
D)  Assign both the dependant and independent variables to rows. A

Question 15

How is a variable name different from a variable label?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is shorter and less detailed.
B)  It is longer and more detailed.
C)  It is abstract and unspecific
D)  It refers to codes rather than variables.

Question 16

To generate a correlation coefficient between two variables with ordinal data.Which set of instructions should give you SPSS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analyse →\rightarrow→ Crosstabs →\rightarrow→ Descriptive Statistics →\rightarrow→ Spearman →\rightarrow→ OK
B)  Graphs →\rightarrow→ Frequencies  →\rightarrow→ [select variables]  →\rightarrow→ Spearman →\rightarrow→ OK
C)  Analyse →\rightarrow→ Compare Means →\rightarrow→ ANOVA table →\rightarrow→ First layer →\rightarrow→ Spearman →\rightarrow→ OK
D)  Analyse →\rightarrow→ Correlate →\rightarrow→ Bivariate  →\rightarrow→ [select variables]  →\rightarrow→ Spearman →\rightarrow→ OK

Exam 4: The Ibm Spss Statistics Environment

Why do business analysts use SPSS rather than performing calculations by hand?

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In SPSS,what is the data view window?

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An analyst at your firm and you are discussing missing data.What might you suggest as an appropriate strategy for dealing with larger quantities of missing data?

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What operation does the 'Recode into Different Variables' initiate?

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A colleague in your research agency has phoned and asked you in which sub-dialog box the chi-square test can be found.Which do you recommend?

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Why might your experimental data file have 'missing data'?

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Which of the following could not be represented by columns in the SPSS data editor?

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In your experiment (Q12) you also ask some qualitative questions to enrich the statistical data.What is the correct way to record non-numerical values in SPSS?

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If you see in SPSS the number 8.51 E-02 reported,what is the actual value of this number?

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Which of the following is not a file extension for files saved in SPSS?

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Ordinal level data are characterized by?

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Your manager had asked you to identify the number of men responding in your annual staff survey.How would you generate this output?

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When cross-tabulating two variables,it is conventional to?

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How is a variable name different from a variable label?

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To generate a correlation coefficient between two variables with ordinal data.Which set of instructions should give you SPSS?

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What operation does the 'Recode into Different Variables' initiate?

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A colleague in your research agency has phoned and asked you in which sub-dialog box the chi-square test can be found.Which do you recommend?

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Why might your experimental data file have 'missing data'?

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Which of the following could not be represented by columns in the SPSS data editor?

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In your experiment (Q12) you also ask some qualitative questions to enrich the statistical data.What is the correct way to record non-numerical values in SPSS?

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If you see in SPSS the number 8.51 E-02 reported,what is the actual value of this number?

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Which of the following is not a file extension for files saved in SPSS?

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Ordinal level data are characterized by?

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