The histogram gives you a first overview of your data You can spot outliers and see whether the different conditions differ in the way the data points are distributed in them There are different things one can do with outliers: Throw them out, adjust them artificially… First, check if there was some sort of error. … and the chart in the SPSS Output viewer changes to this You can also choose to display a normal curve. Right-click on the X-Axis and choose ‘ Properties Window’ Formatting the Histogramįormatting the Histogram Under ‘Histogram Options’, you can change the intervals for the histogram. … and then you get this in the SPSS Output viewerįormatting the Histogram Right-click on the chart and click on ‘SPSS Chart Object’ – ‘Open’ to edit the HistogramĪ new window opens. I chose to organize the data points by condition. Making a Histogram My dependent variable here is the reading time.
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Now you have to put in the variable and decide how to organize your data Highlight one of the items on the left, and click on the arrows to add them to the different fields
Making a Histogram This window will open. Making a Histogram Under ‘Graphs’, click on ‘Histogram’! To inspect your data, it’s a good idea to make histograms for the different conditions, to get a first impression of the data. If the file contains Multiple tabs, you’ll Have to choose which tab to open (renaming them in Excel will help you recognize them here) If you have named your variables in Excel in the first row, check the checkbox on the top left. Now all the SPSS files in the folder you are looking at are displayed To open an excel file, Change the file type to be displayed to ‘ Excel(*.xls)’Ĭhoose the Excel File that contains Your data and Open it
This screen will open when you run SPSS Just Click OK Two factors (2 x 2 within subjects design) presupposition (auch) or not (vorher) Relative clause with Obj-Subj or Subj-Obj order (this affected whether the presupposition was satisfied) We are looking at reading times for the clause containing the presupposition trigger. I’m using data from a self-paced reading study I did for my first GP here. Working with SPSS Getting to know your data and checking assumptions of ANOVA Florian Schwarz
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