SPSS Assignment 3

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Part 1: 1) Of the 11 variables in this dataset, at least one has a nominal level of measurement. If there are multiple nominal variables, only select one variable for this question. Write down which variable that is and explain why it has a nominal level of measurement. SEX has a nominal level of measurement. It has a nominal level of measurement because the data is categorical and it is not ranked. 2) Of the 11 variables in this dataset, at least one has an ordinal level of measurement. If there are multiple ordinal variables, only select one variable for this question. Write down which variable that is and explain why it has an ordinal level of measurement. DEGREE has an ordinal level of measurement because the variables can be ranked. The degrees show the levels of education from least to highest and are ranked in order. 3) Of the 11 variables in this dataset, at least one has a ratio level of measurement. If there are multiple ratio variables, only select one variable for this question. Write down which variable that is and explain why it has a ratio level of measurement. AGE has a ratio level of measurement because it has equal interval continuous variables with a true zero. Part 2 1. Age a. Mean: 46.10 b. Median: 44.00 c. Mode: 30 2. Highest Degree a. Mean: 1.36 b. Median: 1.00

c. Mode: 1 3. Sex a. Mean: 1.56 b. Median: 2.00 c. Mode: 2 3) Which measure of central tendency (mean, median, or mode) is best for the variable, Sex? Explain why it is the best measure of central tendency for this variable. The best measure of central tendency for this variable is mode because the data is categorical and not ranked. It has a nominal measure of data.

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