Assignment: Analyzing SPSS (PASW) Software: Part 2

Week 2 Application Directions

1. Open the Main Dataset file located in Resources and use the File > Open > Data function to import the data into PASW, making sure to import only the range from A1 to J52 on the Excel worksheet.

2. Add an ordinal variable to the PASW worksheet titled EXPERIENCE, with three classifications Low (0 to 5 years), Medium (6 to 10 years) and High (11+ years).

3. Enter Low for supervisors BOS-1, BOS-4, BOS-7, BOS-10, BOS-13, PHO-1, PHO-4, PHO- 7, PHO-10, PHO-13, PHO-16, PHO-19, SEA-1, SEA-4, SEA-7, SEA-10, SEA-13, and SEA- 16. Use Medium for supervisors BOS-2, BOS-5, BOS-8, BOS-11, BOS-14, PHO-2, PHO-5, PHO-8, PHO-11, PHO-14, PHO-17, SEA-2, SEA-5, SEA-8, SEA-11, SEA-14, and SEA-17. Use High for BOS-3, BOS-6, BOS-9, BOS-12, BOS-15, PHO-3, PHO-6, PHO-9, PHO-12, PHO-15, PHO-18, SEA-3, SEA-6, SEA-9, SEA-12, and SEA-15.

4. Ensure all variables are designated as numeric, except for Site, Supervisor, SupervisorGender, Experience and Operations, which are string variables.

5. Save the file to your computer under a unique name, ensuring that Site (width = 7; Nominal), Supervisor (width = 6; Nominal), Experience (width = 8; Ordinal), NumEmps (width = 11; Scale), HoursWorked (width = 11; Scale), SupervisorGender (width =6; Nominal), PerSafeBeh (width = 11; Scale), InjuryRate (width = 13; Scale), Safety Climate (width = 11; Scale), Risk (width = 11; Nominal) and Operations (width = 50; Nominal). Al variables are String, except for the Scale variables which are numeric.

6. Open the file and ensure all data are included on the PASW file. Eliminate extraneous variables, usually in the columns led or headed by terms like VAR00011, VAR00012, etc.