POLS210

Assignment 5

Frequency

A. Suzy Q, a student in a political science course, conducted a small survey to find out how BSU students feel about a couple of current political issues. In addition to several important questions about demographic information, students were asked the following questions:

1. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Congress should pass new legislation to regulate the behavior of corporate executives.

2. Should employees be fired immediately if found drinking on the job?

Yes or No?

Case	Respondent’s sex	Major	Age	Question 1	Question 2
1	Male	Political Science	19	Agree	Yes
2	Female	History	21	Disagree	No
3	Female	Anthropology	22	Disagree	It depends
4		Sociology		Agree	Yes
5	Male		19	Disagree	Yes
6	Female	Sociology	20	Agree	Yes
7	Male	Political Science	21		Yes
8	Male	Criminal Justice	21	Agree	No
9	Female	Anthropology	20	Disagree	No
10	Male	Anthropology	18	Agree	It depends
11	Female	History	20	Agree	No
12	Female	Sociology	20	Agree	Yes
13	Male	Criminal Justice	19	Disagree	Yes
14	Female	Anthropology	23	Agree	No
15	Female	History	21	Agree	It depends
16	Male	Political Science	22	Disagree	It depends

a. Create frequency distribution tables manually (without using SPSS) for each variable included in the table above.

b. Replicate the results above using SPSS. Copy and paste the results into a Word file.

c. What are the correct measures of central tendency for the variables listed in the table? What are the values? Complete the questions using SPSS. Copy and paste the results into a Word file.

d. What are the correct measures of variability for the variables listed in the table? What are the values? Complete the questions using SPSS. Copy and paste the results into a Word file.

e. What percent (valid percent) of the students are male?

f. What percent (valid percent) of the students agree that new legislation is necessary to regulate US corporations?