Test Bank
How To Use SPSS Statistics, 10th Ed.
Chapter 1: Getting Started
1. Which two windows provide the basic interface for SPSS?
a. variable window and data window
2. In the SPSS data window, which of the following are TRUE:
I. Columns represent participants.
II. Columns represent variables.
III. Rows represent participants.
IV. Rows represent variables.
a. I, II
b. I, III
3. When defining a variable in SPSS, its name must:
a. Contain spaces
b. Incorporate numbers
c. Incorporate letters
4. In the Variable View of the data window, which of the following are TRUE:
I. Each column is a property of the variable.
II. Each column is a variable.
III. Each row is a variable.
IV. Each row is a property of the variable.
a. I, III
b. II, III
5. What should be considered when determining the variables in a study?
a. Anything that is the same across the group of subjects
e. Anything on a data sheet is necessarily a variable
6. Which of the following is an acceptable variable name for SPSS?
a. 11th-score
b. 11thscore
7. For most procedures, SPSS requires what kind of data?
8. When do you code values as numbers?
a. When you have more numbers than you can use in your analysis.
9. Which of the following is/are FALSE?
I. You can add several value labels at one time before using the “Add” button as long as
you separate the values by commas.
II. SPSS maintains accuracy beyond two decimal places even if numbers in your data table
only show two places after the decimal.
III. You can assign value labels while on the Data tab.
a. I
10. When saving files in SPSS,
d. your data files will look exactly like any other file on your computer.
13. Most of the statistical tests available to you in SPSS are under which menu?
a. View menu
14. When conducting a study, descriptive statistics are usually found in the analysis. Using the practice
problem from the book, circle the variable(s) for which you could/should find a mean and standard
deviation.
a. i.d. number
b. day
15. Output windows:
I. are part of the Data Window.
II. are split into an outline and the output itself.
III. are automatically saved.
a. I only
b. I and II