Assignment
Quantitative Analysis Report: Descriptive Statistics Analysis Assignment Instructions
Overview
You will take part in several data analysis assignments in which you will develop a report using tables and figures from the IBM SPSS® output file of your results. Using the resources and readings provided, you will interpret these results and test the hypotheses and writeup these interpretations. As doctoral students, your assignments are expected to follow the principles of high-quality scientific standards and promote knowledge and understanding in the field of public administration. You should apply a rigorous and critical assessment of a body of theory and empirical research, articulating what is known about the phenomenon and ways to advance research about the topic under review. Research syntheses should identify significant variables, a systematic and reproducible search strategy, and a clear framework for studies included in the larger analysis.
Note: SPSS File: (Federal Employment Survey (Links to an external site.)). This file will be used for Week 3/Module 3.
Instructions
- Copy and paste all tables and figures into a Word document and format the results in APA current edition.
- Interpret your results.
- Final report should be formatted using APA current edition, and in a Word document.
- 12-20 double-spaced pages of content in length (not counting the title page or references).
- Manuscripts should not be written in first person (“I”).
- All material should be 12-point, Times New Roman type, double-spaced with margins of one inch.
- All manuscripts should be clearly and concisely written, with technical material set off. Please do not use jargon, slang, idioms, colloquialisms, or bureaucratese. Use acronyms sparingly and spell them out the first time you use them. Please do not construct acronyms from phrases you repeat frequently in the text.
For this assignment, select the eight demographic variables and then select ten (10) of the 71 questions and report the frequency and descriptive statistics results with interpretations.
- The first assignment uses the 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (Federal Employee Survey 2018. sav).
- Copy the data file onto your computer’s hard drive. It will not run from the course site.
- Click on the IBM SPSS® icon on your computer desktop.
- When it opens, select File, Open, and find the file named Federal Employee Survey 2018.
- Click on it to open.
- Run descriptive statistics (frequency tables only) on the demographic variables (first eight variables).
- For variables Q 1 through Q 71, perform frequency tables and run descriptive statistics: mean, median, and standard deviation.
- Copy and paste all tables into a Word document and format the results in APA. The tables from IBM SPSS® can be edited in Word. The figures are copy and pasted as pictures and cannot be edited in Word. They can be edited in IBM SPSS®. See Cronk: pp. 47 – 48 and provided Learn items.
Below is an example of one of the variables. You CANNOT use this question as one of your ten questions.
Table 1.
Question 30 Frequency Analysis: Employees have a feeling of personal empowerment with respect to work processes
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
Strongly Disagree |
54327 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
|
Disagree |
100392 |
16.8 |
17.5 |
26.9 |
|
|
Neither Agree nor Disagree |
135506 |
22.7 |
23.6 |
50.5 |
|
|
Agree |
216007 |
36.1 |
37.6 |
88.0 |
|
|
Strongly Agree |
68709 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
574941 |
96.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Missing |
99 |
23062 |
3.9 |
|
|
|
Total |
598003 |
100.0 |
|
|
Table 2.
Question 30 Descriptive Statistics: Employees have a feeling of personal empowerment with respect to work processes
|
Statistic |
|
Value |
|
N |
Valid |
574941 |
|
Missing |
23062 |
|
|
Mean |
3.25 |
|
|
Median |
3.00 |
|
|
Std. Deviation |
1.159 |
|
|
Skewness |
-.402 |
|
|
Std. Error of Skewness |
.003 |
|
|
Kurtosis |
-.732 |
|
|
Std. Error of Kurtosis |
.006 |
Figure 1.
Bar Chart for Question 30: Employees have a feeling of personal empowerment with respect to work processes
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
SPSS File: (Federal Employment Survey (Links to an external site.)). This file will be used for Week 3/Module 3.