The data set Exam1.sav contains customer data from across the country. There are 131 variables (WOW!)
The data set Exam1.sav contains customer data from across the country. There are 131 variables (WOW!) that measure many aspects of a customer’s profile. Many are scale variables with a nominal (categories) counterpart. For example the variable ed measures a customer’s years of education while the variable edcat assigns those years to categories. There are three variables response_01 , response_02 , and response_03 that can be considered as dependent variable. The remaining 129 can be considered as factors that affect these variables.
Task 1
Choose any of the factors and write a research question that
- Compares groups
- Looks at the strength of associations
- Is only descriptive.
Task 2
Pick any scale variable and its categorical counterpart.
- Determine the "magic numbers" for the scale variable.
- Produce a histogram for the scale variable.
- Produce a frequency table for the categorical counterpart.
- Produce a bar chart for the categorical counterpart.
Task 3
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The
age
variable is, of course, scale. Create a new variable
agecat
with the following categories
<16
18-24
25-34
35-49
50-64
>=65
No Response - Produce a bar chart and frequency table for this variable.
- Write a paragraph describing the age of the customers in the data set using the table and chart.
Task 4
Pick any scale variable and write a one paragraph description of the variable. Be sure to reference all appropriate tables and charts.
Deliverable: Word Document
