Psychology
a) Outline the difference in SPSS data entry for a repeated measures design and an independent groups design. in the Data View; and columns and rows in Variable View.
b) If the scores obtained in a study are from a questionnaire in which each item is on a Likert scale, and each participant’s score is the mean of their responses to the items,
what measure of central tendency and what measure of dispersion should you use?
c) Imagine a study, investigating a psychological question, for which the paired t-test would be appropriate to analyse the data. (It should not be any study covered in module materials or any Assessments.) Then:
i. Describe the study, clearly stating the variables, the design, and how the design is achieved.
ii. Explain why the paired t-test would be appropriate to analyse the data.
d) Describe the steps required to analyse data using the paired t-test. State what items you would click on in SPSS, and the names of the dialogue boxes that you would use. (Use suitable data as shown in the Essential Reading for the module to follow through the steps so that you can write down what to do.