Exercise 1: Working with UNIVARIATE PROCEDURES 1


Enter SPSS, call up the database EVS file and work with data for Finland.

[A1] How many cases does your sample contain?

[A2] Use FREQUENCIES or DESCRIPTIVE OR EXPLORE to look at the frequency distribution of the
following variables: v324b, v313, v66, v109. Interpret the results.

Also run graphs (where possible) to better illustrate the results!

In light of the early lecture and readings on measurement, what kinds of variables are v324b, v313,
v66, v109?


Please include all SPSS tables, graphs in the Word document.



Exercise 2: Working with UNIVARIATE PROCEDURES 2


Call up database EVS and work with all cases. Find two continuous variables in the database. Please
check the distribution of these two variables using firstly the procedure Descriptives and after
Explore.


1. Study the output and interpret the results.

2. What is the difference between Descriptives and Explore?




Please include all SPSS syntaxes, tables in the Word document.