Answer the questions below using the ACS.sav file in SPSS.
sociology
Description
Answer the questions below using the ACS.sav file in
SPSS. This file is located under the
'Supplemental Materials' folder in the course content section of
Blackboard. It contains data from the
2017 American Community Survey. Take your time and double-check your answers;
you can only submit once! Good luck!
QUESTION 1
Using ACS2017.SAV, locate the respondent age variable.
Recode into a new variable retaining all of the original values, but setting
anyone age 40 and older to missing and anyone age 16 and younger to missing .
Then, locate the total income variable.
Recode into a new variable retaining all of the original values, but
setting anyone with an income of 0 or less and anyone with an income of 9999999
equal to missing.
How many (N) respondents are age 25? Provide your answer
rounded to the nearest hundredths place (XX.X) and do not include commas.
What proportion of respondents are now set to missing in
your new age variable? Round to the
nearest hundredths place (XX.X).
Cumulatively, what proportion of respondents made $50,000 or
less? Round to the nearest hundredths
place (XX.X).
QUESTION 2
H0: There is no
relationship between respondent age and income for respondents age 17 to 39
with a positive income.
HA: Age and income
are positively correlated for respondents age 17 to 39 with positive incomes.
What is the Pearson's Correlation Coefficient (R
Coefficient) for these two variables?
Round to the nearest hundreths (X.X).
Are these two variables statistically significantly
correlated? Enter 1.0 for yes, 0.0 for
no.
Are these two variables positively or negatively
correlated? Enter 1.0 for positively,
and 2.0 for negatively.
Would you say that the strength of the correlation between
these two variables is A: Weak, B: Moderate, or C Strong? Enter the letter.
Should we reject the Null Hypothesis? Enter 1.0 for yes, 2.0 for no.
