Chapter 3 Applied SPSS Project
Chapter 3 Applied SPSS Project
Part 1
1. A researcher decided to divide a class of students into two groups. One group took at test while in a
classroom with background music playing and one group took a test in a silent classroom. Open a new
datasheet and enter the following data for the quiz and group assignment. Make sure to enter the
information in Variable View, correctly labeling the Name, Label (“Test Score” and “Classroom
Setting: Music vs. Silent Classroom”), type, and measure fields and then enter the scores in the Data
View. (6 points)
Student Test score Classroom Setting
1 92 Music
2 89 Music
3 96 Music
4 85 Music
5 88 Music
6 91 Music
7 90 Music
8 93 Music
9 95 Music
10 90 Music
11 95 Silent
12 92 Silent
13 87 Silent
14 89 Silent
15 88 Silent
16 83 Silent
17 80 Silent
18 91 Silent
19 96 Silent
20 85 Silent
2. How many students took the test in the classroom with music? (1 point)
3. How many students took the test in the silent classroom? (1 point)
4. What was the mean score for the students who were in the classroom with music? (1 point)
5. What was the mean score for the students who were in the silent classroom? (1 point)
6. What was the highest score for the students who were in the classroom with the music? (1 point)
7. What was the highest score for the students who were in the silent classroom? (1 point)
8. What was the lowest score for the students who were in the classroom with the music? (1 point)
9. What was the lowest score for the students who were in the silent classroom? (1 point)
10. What was the median score for both groups combined? (1 point)
11. What was the sum of all of the scores for both groups combined? (1 point)
12. Which group generally performed better? (1 point) How do you know this/what data tells you this
information? (1 point)
Part 2
A researcher was interested in seeing the effects of a new medication on memory. The researcher divided
participants into two groups: the group that received the medication and the group that received a placebo. Both
groups later took a memory test.
1. Which group is the control group? (1 point)
2. Which group is the experimental group? (1 point)
3. Open a new datasheet and enter the following data for memory test scores and group assignment. Make
sure to enter the information in Variable View, correctly labeling the Name, type, decimals, label
(“Memory Test Score” and “Group Assignment: Medication vs. Placebo”), and measure fields and then
enter the scores in the Data View. When entering data in the Data View, label each group as either
“Exp” or “Control.” Then, in the Variable View, assign the appropriate values for “Medication” and
“Placebo.” (6 points)
Participant Memory test score Group Assignment
1 7 Medication
2 6 Medication
3 8 Medication
4 4 Medication
5 5 Medication
6 9 Medication
7 7 Medication
8 4 Medication
9 3 Medication
10 5 Medication
11 7 Placebo
12 5 Placebo
13 8 Placebo
14 4 Placebo
15 6 Placebo
16 8 Placebo
17 7 Placebo
18 6 Placebo
19 4 Placebo
20 6 Placebo
Submit the SPSS datasets (2), syntax (1), output (1), and Word file (1) on TronClass. Please label each one
“Chapter3_yourname_syntax”, “Chapter3_yourname_output”, and “Chapter3_yourname_data1”,
“Chapter3_yourname_data2”. Within your syntax, be sure to label Part 1 and Part 2. Write your answers
directly in the Word file and save it as “Chapter3_yourname_SPSSAnswers”