Develop your ability to perform data input drawgraphs

Reference no: EM131417079

Purpose of the Assessment

The purpose of this assignment is to develop your ability to perform data input, drawgraphs and do basic analysis using SPSS. It also develops your ability to conduct aseries of advanced quantitative data analysis.

Assessment Activities

You are required to produce a portfolio document describing the steps you havefollowed to produce the outcomes for the activities below. For each activity, show asummary of the SPSS results (tables and/or graphs) and explain the process you wentthrough in order to obtain them.

Spss Problem 3

The SPSS data "Age and fat" (below) contains data from Mazess et al(1984)* research which investigated a new method of measuring body composition. Itgives the body fat percentage, age and gender for 18 normal adults between the agesof 23 and 61 years.

Are age and % fat correlated? If so, in what way? Provide an explanation based onyour SPSS results.

* Mazess RB, Peppler WW and Gibbons M (1984) Total body composition by dualphoton
(153Gd) absorptiometry, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 40, 834-839.
Data View

age	Fatpercent	sex
23	10	m
23	28	f
27	8	m
27	18	m
39	31	f
41	26	f
45	27	m
49	25	f
50	31	f
53	35	f
53	42	f
54	29	f
56	33	f
57	30	f
58	33	f
58	34	f
60	41	f
61	35	f

Variable View

Name	Type	Width	Decimals	Label	Values	Missing	Columns	Align	Measure	Role
age	Numeric	8	0	Age (years)	None	None	8	Right	Scale	Input
Fatpercent	Numeric	8	0	% fat	None	None	8	Right	Scale	Input
sex	String	3	0	sex	None	None	4	Left	Nominal	Input

Reference no: EM131417079

Questions Cloud

We are all guilty of stereotyping : we are all guilty of stereotyping. You may wish to reflect on some of the stereotyping you may have been guilty of.type 2 separate paragraphs that summarizes the impacts of stereotyping in the workplace and steps that can be taken to overcome stereot..

What is the probability that it is a broken line : For each of the six lines, what is the probability that it is a broken line?- What are the possible values for B?- What is the probability that B = 0, so that all of the lines are solid?

What is the optimal value of the objective function : Digital controls, Inc, manufactures 2 models of a radar gun used by police to monitor the speed of automobiles. Model A has an accuracy of plus or minus 1 mile per hour, whereas the smaller model B has an accuracy of plus or minus 3 miles per hour. W..

Explain how that could happen and give an example : Are there situations for which the sampling distribution of a statistic consists of a single possible value, which has probability 1 of occurring each time? If not, explain why not. If so, explain how that could happen and give an example.

Develop your ability to perform data input drawgraphs : You are required to produce a portfolio document describing the steps you havefollowed to produce the outcomes for the activities below. For each activity, show asummary of the SPSS results (tables and/or graphs) and explain the process you wentth..

Describe how your marketing efforts will change : Describe how your marketing efforts and marketing mix will change with each phase in the product life cycle. Include at least two sources of research that support your analysis; at least one must be the textbook, one from the University of Phoenix ..

Why sampling distribution of sample mean is not normal : Explain why the Central Limit Theorem would not hold for the distribution of possible mean net gains for the weekly purchases of ten tickets. In other words, explain why the sampling distribution of the sample mean is not approximately normal.

Difference between economies of scale and economies of scope : What is the difference between economies of scale and economies of scope? How do firms consider these when investing in processes?

Find a unique thermostat : Search the web to find a unique thermostat you'd like in your home or apartment to control your air conditioner and furnace (yes, pretend you've got both if necessary!).

User Account

All Pages