POL 242Y

 

Lab Assignment # 1: Measurement of Variables

 

Due May 28, 2008

                    

 

Please refrain from using the instructional data set examples discussed in class.

Be sure to attach a copy of your SPSS or Web Stats output, formatted in Word.

                                 

 

1.      (20 points). Select two nominal variables from the World Values Survey dataset and get their frequency distributions. 

 

2.      (20 points). Select two ordinal variables from the World Values Survey dataset and get their frequency distributions.

 

3.      (20 points). Select two interval-ratio variables from the World dataset and get their frequency distributions.

 

4.      (20 points). Select an interval-ratio variable from the World dataset and recode it into an ordinal variable. Get frequency distributions of the original and recoded variable.

 

5.      (20 points). Select an ordinal variable from the World Values Survey dataset and recode this variable into an interval-ratio variable. Get frequency distributions of the original and recoded variable.