To:  sbaker@odu.edu

From:  Thomas Meyer
tmeyer@ph.vccs.edu
276 656-0283
Patrick Henry Community College

Subject:  Statistics - w/  Dr.Spencer Baker - Homework Assignment #2, Ch 3 - Problem 17, page81.

Date: February 16, 2004

Question:
Use the grouped frequency table you constructed for Exercise 18 in Chapter 2 to answer part (a) below:

a.    Calculate the mean, median, and mode for empathic concern (empathy).

Answer:

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Question:
 

b.    Use the SPSS program and SPSs data (donate.sav) bank provided with your textbook to find the mean, median and mode for empathic concern (empathy).

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 - Donate.sav; Press Enter

Step 2:  Manipulate data
2A - Get the mean, mode, and median of the Empathy variable
Choose Analyze - Descriptive Statistics - Frequencies
Select Empathy   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 answer:

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Question:
 

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

Answer:

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