Assume a researcher is interested in evaluating the relationship between the num

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Assume a researcher is interested in evaluating the relationship between the number of complaints lodged by each of 20 different reindeer over the past 25 years and the number of times each reindeer has been part of the team on Christmas Eve in the past 25 years. These data are presented in the table below. Enter the data into SPSS, complete the following analyses, and for each analysis what the results tell us about the relationship between the number of complaints lodged and being a part of the team on the "big night".

1. Conduct a Bivariate Correlation analysis and report the Pearson's r, N, df, and alpha level, and interpret the results.

Participant Number of Complaints Made in Past 25 Years (X) Number of Times Part of Sled Team on Big Night (Y) 1 1 25 2 3 25 3 4 17 4 5 15 5 6 23 6 10 12 7 12 22 8 13 12 9 14 23 10 15 20 11 15 19 12 17 20 13 18 18 14 18 23 15 20 21 16 23 14 17 24 13 18 27 18 19 28 15 20 30 10

Explanation / Answer

Perform SPSS Analysis by following below Steps:

Click "Analyze" -> "Correlate" -> "Bivariate"

Select Number of Complaints and Number of Times and Shift them to Variable column using "Arrow" Button. Press OK to generate Output.

Output is given below:

Correlations

Number_Of_Complaints_Made_in_Past_25_Years_X

Number_Of_Times_Part_Of_Sled_Team_on_Big_Night_Y

Number_Of_Complaints_Made_in_Past_25_Years_X

Pearson Correlation

1

-.483*

Sig. (2-tailed)

.031

N

20

20

Number_Of_Times_Part_Of_Sled_Team_on_Big_Night_Y

Pearson Correlation

-.483*

1

Sig. (2-tailed)

.031

N

20

20

*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

From Output following deductions are made:

Pearson's Correlation: -0.483

Alpha: 0.05

N: 20

df: N-2 = 20-2 = 18

Interpretation:

Correlations

Number_Of_Complaints_Made_in_Past_25_Years_X

Number_Of_Times_Part_Of_Sled_Team_on_Big_Night_Y

Number_Of_Complaints_Made_in_Past_25_Years_X

Pearson Correlation

1

-.483*

Sig. (2-tailed)

.031

N

20

20

Number_Of_Times_Part_Of_Sled_Team_on_Big_Night_Y

Pearson Correlation

-.483*

1

Sig. (2-tailed)

.031

N

20

20

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