PSYC 510
Homework: SPSS Fundamentals Assignment Instructions
Overview
Both consistency (reliability) and accuracy (validity) of measures and studies are important to advance our knowledge in the social sciences. As a researcher you will need to pay consistent attention to reliability and validity as you evaluate past studies and as you design your own studies. This assignment involves data entry, transformations, and calculations using SPSS. It will require you to produce measures of reliability and validity using SPSS and present it in written form using professional conventions.
Instructions
Download the
Homework:
SPSS Fundamentals Assignment Template as a word document. Do not delete or modify the template, except to insert your answers where indicated. Use graduate-level writing skills and format using current APA conventions. Upload the completed file as a word document or PDF by its due date.
This assignment is worth a total of 50 points.
· Content: point values vary but are indicated in the template and total 40 points.
· Format: point values vary but are indicated in the template for 8 pts. The remaining 2 pts are for placing answers in the correctly designated spots within the template in a clear and easy to read format and uploading it in an approved format (word or PDF). Thus, the maximum is 10 points for format.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.