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From:  Thomas Meyer
tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu
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Patrick Henry Community College

Subject:  Statistics - w/  Dr.Spencer Baker - Homework Assignment #2, Ch 3 - Problem 15, page81.

Date: February 16, 2004

Question:
Use the grouped frequency table you constructed for Exercise 16 in Chapter 2 to complete parts (a) and (b) below:

a.    Calculate the mean, median, and mode for Japanese participants only (citizen =1) for Socially-Oriented Achievement Motivation (soam).

Answer:

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Question:
 

b.    Calculate the mean, median, and mode for American participants only (citizen = 2) for Socially-Oriented Achievement Motivation (soam).

Answer:

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Question:
 

c.    Use the SPSS program and SPSS data (self.sav) bank provided with your textbook to find the mean, median, and mode for Socially-Oriented Acheivement Motivation (soam) for Japanese participants only (citizen=1).

Answer:

How to do it, step by step:

General Algorithm:
 Step 1:  Get data
Step 2:  Manipulate data
Step 3:  Print out or save data

Step 1 - Get Data
Load the CD containing data;
Load SPSS;
Double-click SPSS;
File - Open - Self.sav; Press Enter

Step 2:  Manipulate data
2A - Filter the data to include the Japanese only
Data
Select cases
Based on time or case range
Use filtered variable
S.O.A.M  arrow over
Based on time or case
Range
1 to 94 = Japanese
Continue
OK

2B - Get the mean, mode, and median of the Japanese only
Choose Analyze - Descriptive Statistics - Frequencies
Select S.O.A.M  Scores and arrow it into the Variables Box
Click Statistics
Click Mean, Median, and Mode
Click Continue
Click OK

 Step 3:  Print out or save data
Right-click the object
Copy the object
Select a location on Frontpage
Paste
Save
Refresh the web.

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Here's the answers for the Japanese:


Notice that the following table has 94 souls in it; these should be the Japanese.


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Copied from Homework Assignment #2, Ch 2 - Problem 16, page56    (To provide more data about the Japanese):

Japanese Participants, Interval Width = 7, 15 Intervals

Score Interval Cumulative Midpoint (X) Frequency (f) Cumulative frequency (cf)
       
133-139 136 2 94
126-132 129 2 92
119-125 122 2 90
112-118 115 0 88
105-111 108 12 88
98-104 101 13 76
91-97 94 12 63
84-90 87 9 52
77-83 80 11 43
70-76 73 10 32
63-69 66 4 22
56-62 59 5 18
49-55 52 4 13
42-48 45 7 9
35-41 38 2 2

 

Country of Citizenship of the Participant = Japan

Statistics

Socially-Oriented Achievement Motivation

N

Valid

94

Missing

0

a Country of Citizenship of the Participant = Japan

 

Socially-Oriented Achievement Motivation

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

36

1

1.1

1.1

1.1

41

1

1.1

1.1

2.1

43

1

1.1

1.1

3.2

44

1

1.1

1.1

4.3

45

1

1.1

1.1

5.3

46

1

1.1

1.1

6.4

47

1

1.1

1.1

7.4

48

2

2.1

2.1

9.6

49

1

1.1

1.1

10.6

53

2

2.1

2.1

12.8

55

1

1.1

1.1

13.8

57

1

1.1

1.1

14.9

58

1

1.1

1.1

16.0

60

2

2.1

2.1

18.1

61

1

1.1

1.1

19.1

65

4

4.3

4.3

23.4

70

1

1.1

1.1

24.5

71

2

2.1

2.1

26.6

72

2

2.1

2.1

28.7

73

1

1.1

1.1

29.8

74

1

1.1

1.1

30.9

75

1

1.1

1.1

31.9

76

2

2.1

2.1

34.0

77

1

1.1

1.1

35.1

79

3

3.2

3.2

38.3

80

2

2.1

2.1

40.4

81

1

1.1

1.1

41.5

82

2

2.1

2.1

43.6

83

2

2.1

2.1

45.7

84

1

1.1

1.1

46.8

85

1

1.1

1.1

47.9

86

2

2.1

2.1

50.0

87

1

1.1

1.1

51.1

89

2

2.1

2.1

53.2

90

1

1.1

1.1

54.3

91

1

1.1

1.1

55.3

92

2

2.1

2.1

57.4

93

1

1.1

1.1

58.5

94

2

2.1

2.1

60.6

95

3

3.2

3.2

63.8

96

1

1.1

1.1

64.9

97

2

2.1

2.1

67.0

98

3

3.2

3.2

70.2

100

1

1.1

1.1

71.3

102

4

4.3

4.3

75.5

103

2

2.1

2.1

77.7

104

3

3.2

3.2

80.9

105

3

3.2

3.2

84.0

106

3

3.2

3.2

87.2

107

1

1.1

1.1

88.3

108

1

1.1

1.1

89.4

110

1

1.1

1.1

90.4

111

3

3.2

3.2

93.6

123

2

2.1

2.1

95.7

128

1

1.1

1.1

96.8

130

1

1.1

1.1

97.9

134

1

1.1

1.1

98.9

140

1

1.1

1.1

100.0

Total

94

100.0

100.0

a Country of Citizenship of the Participant = Japan

 

 

Question:
 

d.    Use the SPSS program and SPSS data (self.sav) bank provided with your textbook to find the mean, median, and mode for Socially-Oriented Achievement Motivation (soam) for American participants only (citizen = 2).

Answer:

How to do it, step by step:

General Algorithm:
 Step 1:  Get data
Step 2:  Manipulate data
Step 3:  Print out or save data

Step 1 - Get Data
Load the CD containing data;
Load SPSS;
Double-click SPSS;
File - Open - Self.sav; Press Enter

Step 2:  Manipulate data
2A - Filter the data to include the Americans only
Data
Select cases
Based on time or case range
Use filtered variable
S.O.A.M  arrow over
Based on time or case range
Range
95 to 199 = American
Continue
OK

2B - Get the mean, mode, and median of the Japanese only
Choose Analyze - Descriptive Statistics - Frequencies
Select S.O.A.M  Scores and arrow it into the Variables Box
Click Statistics
Click Mean, Median, and Mode
Click Continue
Click OK

 Step 3:  Print out or save data
Right-click the object
Copy the object
Select a location on Frontpage
Paste
Save
Refresh the web.

 

Here's the answers for the Americans:

Copied from Homework Assignment #2, Ch 2 - Problem 16, page56  (To provide additional data on the Americans):

 

United States Participants, Interval Width = 8

Score Interval Cumulative Midpoint (X) Frequency (f) Cumulative frequency (cf)
152-159 155.5 1 105
144-151 147.5 1 104
136-143 139.5 2 103
128-135 131.5 3 101
120-127 123.5 6 98
112-119 115.5 11 92
104-111 107.5 19 81
96-103 99.5 15 62
88-95 91.5 13 47
80-87 83.5 10 34
72-79 75.5 11 24
64-71 67.5 2 13
56-63 59.5 8 11
48-55 51.5 1 3
40-47 43.5 1 2
32-39 35.5 1 1

 

 

Country of Citizenship of the Participant = USA

Statistics

Socially-Oriented Achievement Motivation

N

Valid

105

Missing

0

a Country of Citizenship of the Participant = USA

Socially-Oriented Achievement Motivation

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

34

1

1.0

1.0

1.0

46

1

1.0

1.0

1.9

55

1

1.0

1.0

2.9

56

2

1.9

1.9

4.8

58

2

1.9

1.9

6.7

59

1

1.0

1.0

7.6

61

1

1.0

1.0

8.6

62

1

1.0

1.0

9.5

63

1

1.0

1.0

10.5

64

1

1.0

1.0

11.4

65

1

1.0

1.0

12.4

72

3

2.9

2.9

15.2

73

1

1.0

1.0

16.2

74

1

1.0

1.0

17.1

75

1

1.0

1.0

18.1

76

1

1.0

1.0

19.0

77

3

2.9

2.9

21.9

78

1

1.0

1.0

22.9

80

2

1.9

1.9

24.8

82

3

2.9

2.9

27.6

84

1

1.0

1.0

28.6

85

1

1.0

1.0

29.5

86

2

1.9

1.9

31.4

87

1

1.0

1.0

32.4

88

1

1.0

1.0

33.3

89

3

2.9

2.9

36.2

91

1

1.0

1.0

37.1

92

1

1.0

1.0

38.1

93

2

1.9

1.9

40.0

94

4

3.8

3.8

43.8

95

1

1.0

1.0

44.8

96

5

4.8

4.8

49.5

97

1

1.0

1.0

50.5

98

2

1.9

1.9

52.4

100

5

4.8

4.8

57.1

102

1

1.0

1.0

58.1

103

1

1.0

1.0

59.0

104

3

2.9

2.9

61.9

105

3

2.9

2.9

64.8

106

1

1.0

1.0

65.7

107

1

1.0

1.0

66.7

108

3

2.9

2.9

69.5

109

6

5.7

5.7

75.2

110

1

1.0

1.0

76.2

111

2

1.9

1.9

78.1

112

2

1.9

1.9

80.0

113

1

1.0

1.0

81.0

114

2

1.9

1.9

82.9

116

1

1.0

1.0

83.8

118

4

3.8

3.8

87.6

119

1

1.0

1.0

88.6

120

1

1.0

1.0

89.5

121

3

2.9

2.9

92.4

124

1

1.0

1.0

93.3

126

1

1.0

1.0

94.3

128

1

1.0

1.0

95.2

129

1

1.0

1.0

96.2

133

1

1.0

1.0

97.1

137

1

1.0

1.0

98.1

144

1

1.0

1.0

99.0

158

1

1.0

1.0

100.0

Total

105

100.0

100.0

a Country of Citizenship of the Participant = USA

 

 

Question:
 

e.    Compare the values for parts (a) and (c) and the values for parts (b) and (d).  What differences exist in the mean, median, and mode for each culture?  Account for any differences that exist in each measure.
 

Answer:

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