SPSS IBM SPSS Statistics Certification Level 1 (formerly PASW Statistics)

QUESTION NO: 1
The Compute Variable dialog shown below performs which of the following operations?

A. Sets the value of ParentEdu equal to the system n missing value if the value of GENDER is blank B. Set the value of ParentEdu equal to the user-missing value if the value of GENDER is blank C. Sets the value of ParentEdu equal to the value of MAEDUC D. Sets the value of ParentEdu equal to the value of MAEDUC if the value of GENDER is 'F'

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 2
Which feature would you use to create a new variable whose values represent the number of times that each respondent answered strongly Agree to a series of satisfaction questions?

A. Rank Cases B. Computer variable C. Count values within Cases D. Visual Binning

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 3
A paired samples t-test is different from an independent t-test because it:

A. compares groups on means B. compares groups on variances C. compares groups on correlations D. assesses each person twice

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 4
The output generated from the EXPLORE procedure includes various measures of variability. Which of the following is not included in this output?

A. Interquartile Range B. Median C. Mode D. Mean

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 5
Using the Compute Variable dialog below, the target variable HighSchool will have the following values. (Choose all that apply)

A. The same value as EDUO if EDUO is less than or equal to 12 B. System-missing value if EDUO is greater than 12 C. Value 1 if EDUO is less than or equal to 12 D. Value 0 if EDUO is greater than 12

Correct Answer: A,C,D

QUESTION NO: 6
After studying the figure below, select the correct statement.

A. DataSet2 is the dataset name. B. DataSet2 Is both the file and dataset name. C. DataSet2 is the file name. D. Gss93.sav is the dataset name.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 7
Two dataset have a field with different names in each file (such as gender and sex) to refer to the same variable. This can be connected in the Add Case dialogue box by selecting which button?

A. Help B. Paste C. Reset D. Pair

Correct Answer: D

SPSS IBM SPSS Statistics Certification Level 1 (formerly PASW Statistics) - IBMSPSSSTATL1P Exam Questions