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Clarence Gravlee, Instructor
Office hours: Wed., 12:30-2:00p, 11/2125
Class: Mon. and Wed., 9:00-12:00, 3/1371
Lab: Mon., 12:40-2:20, 2/2082
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Lab 1: SPSS Navigation and Data Sets
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Problems 1-4, p. 15-16 in Schutt Study Guide. You may
hand in the pages from the study guide or write your answers on a
separate sheet.
3. Start SPSS and load the data file RACE96, which is on the
CD-ROM included with your textbook. Find the variable AFFRMACT
and record the numeric value for each of the cases listed below.
Then, using either the Variables window or the Value Labels
tool, note the corresponding label for each value.
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Value
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Label
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| Respondent #83 |
______________________ |
______________________ |
| Respondent #349 |
______________________ |
______________________ |
| Respondent #773 |
______________________ |
______________________ |
4. Now find the variable RACE. What are the values and
corresponding labels for each of the three respondents?
|
Value
|
Label
|
| Respondent #83 |
______________________ |
______________________ |
| Respondent #349 |
______________________ |
______________________ |
| Respondent #773 |
______________________ |
______________________ |
5. What were the questions used to elicit the responses for
AFFRMACT and RACE? Go to the GSS
website and find the original wording of the questions for each
variable.
6. Create a new data set named WORLD and enter the data in
the table below. Save the data set to a 3.5" floppy disk,
and hand in the disk with your name written on it.
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COUNTRY
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POPULATN
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DENSITY
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RELIGION
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LIFEEXPF
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LITERACY
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GDP_CAP
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REGION
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Bosnia
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4600
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87.0
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Muslim
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78
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86
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3098
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2
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Cambodia
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10000
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55.0
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Buddhist
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52
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35
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260
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3
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El
Salvador
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5800
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246.0
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Catholic
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69
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73
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1078
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6
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Gabon
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1300
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4.2
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Catholic
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58
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61
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4283
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4
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Liberia
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2900
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29.0
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Animist
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57
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40
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409
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4
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Nicaragua
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4100
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33.0
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Catholic
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67
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57
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447
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6
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Romania
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23400
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96.0
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Orthodox
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75
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96
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2702
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2
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Spain
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39200
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77.0
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Catholic
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81
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95
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13047
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1
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Uzbekistan
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22600
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50.0
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Muslim
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72
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97
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1350
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5
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Vietnam
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73100
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218.0
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Buddhist
|
68
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88
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230
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Use the following information to define each of the variables:
| COUNTRY |
Label: Country
Type: String
Measurement Level: Nominal |
| POPULATN |
Label: Population in
thousands
Type: Numeric
Measurement Level: Scale |
| DENSITY |
Label: Number of
people / sq. km
Type: Numeric
Measurement Level: Scale |
| RELIGION |
Label: Predominant religion
Type: String
Measurement Level: Nominal |
| LIFEEXPF |
Label: Average female
life expectancy
Type: Numeric
Measurement Level: Scale |
| LITERACY |
Label: People who read
(%)
Type: Numeric
Measurement Level: Scale |
| GDP_CAP |
Label: Gross domestic
product / capita
Type: Numeric
Measurement Level: Scale |
| REGION |
Label: Region or economic
group
Type: Numeric
Measurement Level: Nominal
Value Labels:
1 OECD
2 East Europe
3 Pacific/Asia
4 Africa
5 Middle East
6 Latin America |
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