Points = 10

Part 1

California Analysis

• Read Labs 8 & 9 before beginning this Exercise
• Use SPSS to open the PPIC California June’23 data file
• Use California Exercise 3 syntax file to analyze the data file
• Looking carefully through the output created by running the syntax, please answer these questions:

Cal1: What is the standardized alpha for the California reliability run?
Cal2: Which question contributes most to the index?
Cal3: Which question contributes least to the index?
Cal4:What is the maximum score of the RawImm4 index?
Cal5: What is the maximum score of ImmCal3?
Cal6: Is the skew of RawImm4 positive or negative?
Cal7: At what cumulative percentage on the raw index is the first cut point for the recoded ImmCal3 index?

Part 2

Texas Analysis

• Open the Texas December’23 data file.
• Open the Texas Exercise 3 Syntax File
• Use this syntax file to analyze the Texas data file and answer these questions:
  

Tex1: What is the standardized alpha for the first reliability run?
Tex2: Which item contributes most to the index?
Tex3: Which item contributes least to the index?
Tex4: What is the standardized alpha for the second reliability run?
Tex5: What is the high score on the RawImm6 Index?
Tex6: At what cumulative percentage on the raw index is the first cut point for the recoded ImmTex3 index?
Tex7: At what percentage is the second cut point?

Finally, enter in the summary table below the appropriate measure of association values using as dependent variables Path and ImmCal3 for California and Imm2Cit and ImmTex3 for Texas. For the purpose of this assignment assume that the independent variables dem3 and lib3 are both measured at an ordinal level.

Measures of Association for single item and recoded index dependent variables in California & Texas