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Hands-on
Dr. Lim Poh Ying
ext - 7820
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this hands-on, you should be able to:
1. Compute basic descriptive statistics using SPSS
• Frequency table and graph
• Measures of central tendency -mean, median and
mode
• Measures of dispersion- range, variance, standard
deviation, standard error
• Normality distribution checking- box-whisker,
histogram, normal curve
Recall
Descriptive statistics are techniques that
o summarize, organize, and simplify raw data in a form that
is more manageable.
Describe the characteristics of the observed
data using summary statistics and graphs
Table
Statistics values
mean, median, mode
Graph
3
Type of Variables
Qualitative Quantitative
Mean( SD)
Medium( IQR)
5
Construct frequency table
Define the measures of central tendency
(mean, median and mode) and measures of
dispersion (range, IQR, variance, standard
deviation, standard error)
Open descriptive_BMI_1.sav
► Analyze ► Descriptive Statistics ► Frequencies
► Statistics
8
Construct bar chart, pie chart, histogram, box
plot.
► Statistics ► Charts
SPSS: Charts
Attention!!
So easy to get
the results using
software, so,
you have to
understand what
you really need..
15
Box Plot
19
► Graphs ► Legacy Dialogs ► Boxplot
Interpretation
25
1. Histogram with overlaid normal curve