Chapter 2 SPSS Instructions

Constructing a Pie Chart

  1. (Replicating Figure 2.1) Copy and paste the Adidas_Sales data from the text website into a SPSS spreadsheet.
  2. Click Graphs. From the menu choose Legacy Dialogs Pie. In the Pie Charts dialog box choose Values of individual cases. ClickDefine.
  3. In the dialog box chooseYear2000as Slices Represent. Under Slices Labels, choose Region as Variable.Click OK.

  1. In the Outputwindow, double click on the graph to open Chart Editor, and then chooseElements Show Data Labels Displayed Percent and Region. Then click Apply.
  2. SPSS shows the following graph.

Constructing a Bar Chart

  1. (Replicating Figure 2.3) Copy and paste the Prop_Adidas_Salesdata from the text website into a SPSS spreadsheet.
  2. Click Graphs. From the menu choose Legacy DialogsBar. In the Bar Charts dialogbox choose Clustered. Under Data in Chart Are, choose Values of individual cases. Then click Define.
  3. In the dialog box choose Year2000 and Year2009 as Bars Represent. Under Category Labels, choose Region as Variable. Then click OK.

  1. SPSS shows the following graph.

Constructing a Histogram

  1. (Replicating Figure 2.7) Copy and paste the MV_Housesdata from the text website into a SPSS spreadsheet.
  2. Click Graphs. From the menu choose Legacy Dialogs Histogram. In the Histogram dialog box chooseHousePrice asVariable. Then click OK.
  3. In the Output window, double click on the graph to open Chart Editor, and then choose Edit – Select Y Axis. Under Range, enter 0 as Minimum, 15 as Maximum, and 5 as Major Increment. Then click Apply.
  4. Double click on the bars. In the Properties window, under Binning, choose X Axis – Custom – Interval width. Enter 100 as interval width. Then click Apply.
  1. SPSS shows the following graph.

Constructing a Polygon

  1. (Replicating Figure 2.13) Input the x- and y-coordinates from Table 2.13 into a SPSS spreadsheet.
  2. Click Graphs. From the menu choose Legacy Dialogs Scatter/Dot. In the Scatter/Dot dialog box choose Simple Scatter. Then click Define.
  3. In the dialog box choose y as Y Axis, and choose x as X Axis. Then click OK.
  4. In the Output window, double click on the graph to open Chart Editor, right-clickon the graph, and then choose Add Interpolation Line.Under the Line Type, choose Straight. Then click Apply.
  5. SPSS shows a graph similar to the accompanying graph.

Constructing an Ogive

  1. (Replicating Figure 2.15) Input the x- and y-coordinates from Table 2.14 into a SPSS spreadsheet.
  2. Click Graphs. From the menu choose Legacy Dialogs Scatter/Dot. In the Scatter/Dot dialog box choose Simple Scatter. Then click Define.
  3. In the dialog box choose y as Y Axis, and choose x as X Axis. Then click OK.
  4. In the Output window, double click on the graph to open Chart Editor, right-clickon the graph,and then choose Add Interpolation Line.Under the Line Type, choose Straight. Then click Apply.
  1. In Chart Editor, choose Edit – Select X Axis. Under Scale, enter 300 as Minimum, 800 as Maximum, 100 as Major Increment, and 300 as Origin. Then click Apply.
  1. SPSS shows a graph similar to the accompanying graph.

Constructing a Scatterplot

  1. (Replicating Figure 2.18) Input theEducation and Income data from Example 2.7 into a SPSS spreadsheet.
  2. Click Graphs. From the menu choose Legacy Dialogs Scatter/Dot. In the Scatter/Dot dialog box choose Simple Scatter. Then click Define.
  3. In the dialog box choose Income as Y Axis, and choose Education as X Axis. Then click OK.
  4. In the Output window, double click on the graph to open Chart Editor, choose Edit – Select X Axis. Under Scale, enter 0 as Minimum, 10 as Maximum, and 2 as Major Increment. Then click Apply.
  1. In Chart Editor, choose EditSelect Y Axis. Under Range, enter 0 as Minimum, 120 as Maximum, and 20 as Major Increment. Then click Apply.
  1. SPSS shows a graph similar to the accompanying graph.

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