Dataset Assignment for Week #2:

Use the Homeschool Data.sav file.

Explanation of Variables

Age - rounded to the nearest year

Gender - Male & Female

Truavg - average rating of truth, ratings from 0 to 1 with 0 = truth is relative to 1 = truth is objective.

Behavg - average rating of behavior, higher numbers indicate more positive behavior being exhibited.

Luvavg - average rating of love attitude, higher numbers indicate the importance of loving others.

School - type of schooling, h = home school, t = traditional school

Relaff - religious affiliation, 1 = non-religious, 2 = protestant, 3 = catholic

Instruction - 1 = public school, 2 = home school, 3 = private school, 4 = Christian school

Week 2

Use the "age" variable to calculate in SPSS the mean, median, mode. Compare the three measures of central tendency and note any differences and why the measures differ. Also calculate the range, variance and standard deviation along with a brief explanation of what these measures are saying to you about the dataset. Report the results of the analyses in a Word document in APA