You will change the measurement level of few variables to Ordinal and Scale.
You will change the measurement level of few variables to Ordinal and Scale.
Variable Label & Questions/statements used for data collection Measurement Level
ID ID Nominal
Height Height (cm) Nominal
Gender Gender Nominal
Age Age (Years) Nominal
Pet_PreferencePet Preference Nominal
VitaminDLevelVitamin D Level (Normal or Low) Nominal
Pet_OwnerPet Owner (Do you currently own a pet animal?) Nominal
Quizzes_StatementQuizzes Statement: Weekly quiz questions help me to understand the topics I learn from the ilectures. Please choose one option that applies to you (response options are listed in the table below): Nominal
HappinessScoreHighSchoolHappiness Score in High School; On a scale of 0 to 50 how happy were you when in high school? Nominal
HappinessScoreUniversityHappiness Score University: On a scale of 0 to 50 how happy are you as a university student? Nominal
Resting_Eergy_ExpenditureResting Energy Expenditure (Calories/day) Nominal
Browsing_phone_While_DrivingBrowsing phone while driving; Do you browse when driving including when stopped at traffic lights? please choose one option that applies to you (response options are listed in the table below) Nominal
Holiday_InterStateHoliday within Australia; Do you prefer to spend holidays within Australia? Please choose one option that applies to you (response options are listed in the table below) Nominal
Holiday_OverseasHoliday Overseas: Do you prefer to go overseas for holidays? Please choose one option that applies to you (response options are listed in the table below) Nominal
Exercise_HoursIn a typical average week how many hours do you spend exercising? (Hours/week) Nominal
Daily_Sleep_TimeAverage Daily Sleep Time: In a typical average week how many hours of daily sleep you would normally get? (Hours/day) Nominal
Water_IntakeWater Intake: On a typical day would you say your water intake is less than sufficient, sufficient, or more than sufficient? Choose one response that applies to you. Nominal
BloodSugarLevelBlood Sugar Level. From the three response options please choose one that applies to you. (Below normal range, within normal range or above normal range). Nominal
WindDownWind Down: Please choose one option that applies to you (response options are listed in the table below): I find it easy to wind down at the end of the day. Nominal
StatisticalConfidenceScoreStatistical Confidence Score: On a score of 0 to 100 how confident are you about studying the next statistics-focussed unit in your course? Nominal
RandomActOfKindnessRandom Act of Kindness: Please tell us any random act of kindness you may have performed for someone in the past four weeks? Nominal
Variable Label/Code
Gender 1 Males
2 Females
3 Non-Binary
Pet_Preference1 Dog
2 Cat
3 Reptiles
4 Other
VitaminDLevel0 Low
1 Normal
Pet_Owner0 No
1 Yes
Quizzes_Statement1 Strongly Agree
2 Agree
3 Disagree
4 Strongly Disagree
Browsing_phone_While_Driving1 Never
2 Rarely
3 Sometimes
4 Often
Holiday_InterState1 Definitely not
2 Probably Not
3 Possibly yes
4 Definitely yes
Holiday_Overseas1 Definitely Not
2 Probably Not
3 Possibly Yes
4 Definitely Yes
Water_Intake1 Less than sufficient
2 Sufficient
3 More than sufficient
BloodSugarLevel1 Below Normal Range
2 Within Normal Range
3 Above Normal Range
WindDown1 Sometimes
2 Most of the times
3 Always
RandomActOfKindness1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 E
Step by Step Guide
How to get your sample from the provided dataset
Open the data file provided on the Blackboard in the folder for this assessment. Your device must have SPSS.
From Transform select Random Number Generators (as below):
Select or click on Set Active Generator and Set Starting Point & click OK
From Data choose Select Cases:
Click Random sample of Cases and click & then Sample (Sample button is greyed out until you select Random sample of cases)
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Select Exactly and type 602 in the first and 4000 in the second box (as below) & click Continue. (Both boxes are greyed out till you select Exactly).
Now you will see next to Sample that your selection contains the required number of cases (602).
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Click Copy selected cases to a new dataset (as below) and give it a name (No spaces allowed in the name).
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Once you confirm by scrolling down you have the correct number of cases from File choose Save as to save it wherever you want. I suggest you run frequencies to confirm you have 602 cases and no missing values.
Now you are ready to start working on your assessment. Remember, you will need to have SPSS on the device to open the saved data file.
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