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IT 223 -- Project 1

Practice using SPSS

• If you are working from home, use Remote Desktop to access SPSS:
  Start >> All Programs >> Accessories >> Remote Desktop Connection

  Use the computer name ctiterminals.cstcis.cti.depaul.edu and your CDM username and password. Log on to CSTCIS.

• Start SPSS:
  Start >> All Programs >> Mathematics and Statistics >> SPSS >> SPSS 15 for Windows

• Enter these hypothetical exam scores using the Data Editor:
  5  39  75  79  85  90  91  93  93  98

• Use SPSS to show the following output:
  1. Print the dataset:
     Analyze >> Reports >> Case Summaries

  2. Compute, Q0, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, and IQR for the hypothetical exam scores:
     Analyze >> Descriptive Statistics >> Explore

  3. Create the histogram and boxplot of the hypothetical exam scores:
     Graphs >> Interactive >> Histogram [or Boxplot]

• Export the output as a Word (.doc) file.

• Open the output file. Add your name, submission date, and project number at beginning of the output file. Also add the values of the quartiles like this:
  Q0 = ??
  Q1 = ??
  Q2 = ??
  Q3 = ??
  Q4 = ??
  IQR = ??

  Type the actual values of the quartiles read from the SPSS output instead of ??.

• Save your output file as Project1Smith.docx. (Replace Smith by your last name.) ONLY WORD DOCX OUTPUT FILES ARE ACCEPTED FOR ALL PROJECTS. A deduction of 5% will be made for DOC files.

• Submit your output file on the COL system.