SPSS Assignment 2: Scatter Plots & Correlation Coefficients
This and subsequent tutorials assume you have completed previous tutorials. In this tutorial you will
learn more about entering and working with data as well as how to create a scatter plot and calculate
correlation coefficients.
Start SPSS as before and go to the data entry screen, SPSS Data Editor. In the first four columns,
enter the data from problem 9 on page 137 of your text. You’ll want to enter the x and y values
from part a) and the y values from part b and c since the x data is the same for all three parts. Your
screen should look something like this: (I’m using an older version of Widows so there may be
some minor differences.)
Click on the Variable View tab at the bottom. Change the variable names to x, y1, y2, and y3 and
the number of decimal places to 0 for each. Your screen will look something like this:
