Need to use SPSS!!!
Assignment Brief: Quantitative data analysis (1000 words)
The task entails quantitative analysis of
data and write a report based on the following questions using the dataset
provided.
Q1 (10 Marks)
Compute the following statistics for the
respondent’s age variable (age) –
i.
The minimum
ii.
The maximum
iii.
The median
iv.
The arithmetic mean
v.
The standard deviation of the
mean
vi.
The standard error of the mean
vii.
The upper and lower 95%
confidence interval for the mean
viii.
The mean age for males
ix.
The mean age for females
Q2 (10
Marks)
Explore the relationship between gender and
education by providing a cross tabulation of (edlev) and (sex). Report
and interpret a suitable statistical test and an appropriate measure of
association.
Question 3
(10 Marks)
i.
Select the workers in the
sample using the variable employment status last week (ecstaa =1). What is the size of this subsample?
ii.
What is the mean number of
hours usually worked per week for all workers (workhrs)?
iii.
What is the mean number of
hours usually worked per week for male workers?
iv.
What is the mean number of
hours usually worked per week for female workers?
v.
Comment on the relationship
between the mean hours usually worked per week by male and female workers?
Question 4 (20 Marks) (This answer should not take up more than
one side of A4)
i.
Estimate a linear regression
model of hours usually worked per week (workhrs)
using age (age) gender (female) and the marital status
indicators (cohab; single; widow; divorced; separated) as explanatory variables.
Present these results in a suitably summarized format.
ii.
Comment on the results of the
regression model.
Question 5
(50 Marks) (This answer should not take up more
than three sides of A4)
i.
Select one outcome variable and
three or more substantively plausible explanatory variables, and justify your
choice.
ii.
Present some descriptive
statistics for your variables.
Undertake some suitable analyses and comment on
your results.
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