Understanding Variability SPSS Exercise

Visual displays of data are often the easiest and most user-friendly way to report descriptive data. We can use visual displays to communicate data quickly to a wide audience.

For this exercise, graph two key variables from your local church, create a set of data and submit the SPSS output in a Word file. Examples of variables that may be used are age, gender, race, and marital status. Any graph will do, and you are encouraged to use multiple graphing techniques to determine which is the most effective way to communicate the data. The goal of this exercise is to practice using SPSS to create various visual displays, i.e., pie charts, bar graphs, etc.)

Chapter 4 discusses the process for creating visual displays of data (graphs), but it will be helpful if you explore a variety of techniques for presenting the results. Submit the SPSS output with a narrative discussion of the output in a Word document.