PART B EXERCISES B1. Using the SPSS dataset Polit2SetA, create a frequency distribution for the variable racethn. You can do this by clicking on Analyze (on the top toolbar menu), then select...

PART B EXERCISES

B1. Using the SPSS dataset Polit2SetA, create a frequency distribution for the variable racethn. You can do this by clicking on Analyze (on the top toolbar menu), then select Descriptive Statistics from the pull-down menu, then Frequencies.

This will bring up a dialog box (this is true in almost all SPSS menu options) in which you can designate the variables of interest and specify certain statistical or output options. For this exercise, click on the variable racethn (the fourth variable in the list) and then click on the arrow in the middle of the dialog box to move this variable into the list for analysis. Then click OK. Based on the output you have created, answer these questions:

(a) What percentage of women in this study were “White, not Hispanic”?

(b) Does the column for “Cumulative Percent” yield meaningful information for this variable?