1. What is SPSS?
a) A programming language
b) A software tool for statistical analysis
c) A social media platform
d) An operating system
Answer: b) A software tool for statistical analysis
2. SPSS was originally developed for which field?
a) Healthcare
b) Social sciences
c) Engineering
d) Marketing
Answer: b) Social sciences
3. What does SPSS stand for?
a) Software for Programming and Statistical Solutions
b) Statistical Package for Social Studies
c) Statistical Program for Scientific Surveys
d) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
Answer: d) Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
4. Which type of data can be analyzed using SPSS?
a) Textual data only
b) Numeric data only
c) Both textual and numeric data
d) Image data only
Answer: c) Both textual and numeric data
5. What is the main purpose of using SPSS?
a) To create presentations
b) To manage project schedules
c) To perform statistical analysis on data
d) To edit images and photos
Answer: c) To perform statistical analysis on data
6. Which file format can be imported into SPSS for analysis?
a) .txt
b) .xlsx
c) .pdf
d) .png
Answer: a) .txt
7. What is the primary function of the SPSS Data Editor?
a) Creating tables and graphs
b) Performing statistical tests
c) Entering and managing data
d) Exporting data to other software
Answer: c) Entering and managing data
8. Which menu in SPSS is used to access the data analysis procedures?
a) File
b) Edit
c) Analyze
d) View
Answer: c) Analyze
9. What is the syntax editor in SPSS used for?
a) Writing code for custom statistical analysis
b) Formatting tables and graphs
c) Importing data from external sources
d) Creating data visualizations
Answer: a) Writing code for custom statistical analysis
10. In SPSS, what does "Descriptives" provide information about?
a) The distribution of a variable
b) The correlation between two variables
c) The difference between two groups
d) The mean of a variable
Answer: a) The distribution of a variable
11. Which statistical test is used to compare the means of two groups in SPSS?
a) Chi-square test
b) t-test
c) ANOVA
d) Correlation analysis
Answer: b) t-test
12. How is missing data treated in SPSS by default during analysis?
a) It is automatically replaced with the mean value of the variable
b) It is excluded from analysis by default
c) It is treated as zero in calculations
d) It is replaced with the median value of the variable
Answer: b) It is excluded from analysis by default
13. What does the "Explore" function in SPSS allow users to do?
a) Create customized charts and graphs
b) Explore the syntax editor interface
c) Perform advanced statistical analysis
d) Obtain descriptive statistics and create plots
Answer: d) Obtain descriptive statistics and create plots
14. In SPSS, which test is used to examine the relationship between two categorical variables?
a) t-test
b) Correlation analysis
c) Chi-square test
d) Regression analysis
Answer: c) Chi-square test
15. What does the "One-Way ANOVA" test in SPSS allow users to compare?
a) The means of three or more groups
b) The means of two groups
c) The correlation between two variables
d) The distribution of a single variable
Answer: a) The means of three or more groups
16. What is the purpose of the "Factor Analysis" function in SPSS?
a) To perform a chi-square test
b) To examine the relationship between two variables
c) To reduce a large number of variables into a smaller set of factors
d) To create data visualizations
Answer: c) To reduce a large number of variables into a smaller set of factors
17. In SPSS, what does the "Regression" function analyze?
a) The difference between two groups
b) The relationship between two categorical variables
c) The association between two numerical variables
d) The distribution of a single variable
Answer: c) The association between two numerical variables
18. Which menu in SPSS is used to generate various charts and graphs?
a) Analyze
b) File
c) Graphs
d) View
Answer: c) Graphs
19. How can you create a scatterplot in SPSS?
a) Through the "Graphs" menu
b) Through the "Analyze" menu
c) Through the "View" menu
d) Through the "File" menu
Answer: a) Through the "Graphs" menu
20. What is the purpose of using the "Save" option in SPSS?
a) To delete the data from the current analysis
b) To quit the SPSS application
c) To save the current data and analysis settings
d) To import data from an external source
Answer: c) To save the current data and analysis settings
21. Which type of chart is best used to visualize the distribution of a single categorical variable in
SPSS?
a) Bar chart
b) Scatterplot
c) Histogram
d) Line chart
Answer: a) Bar chart
22. What does the "Frequencies" function in SPSS provide information about?
a) The correlation between two variables
b) The difference between two groups
c) The distribution of a single variable
d) The association between two numerical variables
Answer: c) The distribution of a single variable
23. Which type of chart is used to visualize the relationship between two numerical variables in
SPSS?
a) Bar chart
b) Scatterplot
c) Histogram
d) Line chart
Answer: b) Scatterplot
24. How can you import data from an Excel file into SPSS?
a) By copying and pasting the data directly into the SPSS Data Editor
b) By dragging and dropping the Excel file onto the SPSS interface
c) By saving the Excel file as a .sav file and then opening it in SPSS
d) By using the "Import Data" function in the "File" menu
Answer: d) By using the "Import Data" function in the "File" menu
25. What is the purpose of the "Crosstabs" function in SPSS?
a) To create customized tables and charts
b) To examine the relationship between two categorical variables
c) To perform advanced statistical tests
d) To generate descriptive statistics
Answer: b) To examine the relationship between two categorical variables
26. How can you create a bar chart in SPSS?
a) Through the "Graphs" menu
b) Through the "Analyze" menu
c) Through the "View" menu
d) Through the "File" menu
Answer: a) Through the "Graphs" menu
27. What does the "Compare Means" function in SPSS compare?
a) The means of two groups
b) The distribution of a single variable
c) The association between two numerical variables
d) The correlation between two variables
Answer: a) The means of two groups
28. Which of the following is an appropriate statistical analysis for examining the association
between two numerical variables in SPSS?
a) Chi-square test
b) t-test
c) Regression analysis
d) Factor analysis
Answer: c) Regression analysis
29. How can you recode data in SPSS?
a) By creating a new data file
b) By deleting rows with missing data
c) By converting numeric values to categorical values
d) By using the "Recode" function in the "Transform" menu
Answer: d) By using the "Recode" function in the "Transform" menu
30. Which type of statistical analysis is used to compare the means of three or more groups in
SPSS?
a) t-test
b) ANOVA
c) Chi-square test
d) Factor analysis
Answer: b) ANOVA
