SPSS exercise 1.3

From the statements below, state what the variables are, what the units of analysis are, and whether the analysis is univariate, bivariate, or multivariate.

For example: men more often have a paid job than women.

Answer:
- Variables: gender, having a paid job
- Units of analysis: people
- Type of analysis: bivariate

a. Men spend more time watching television than women.

b. Young people have more Facebook friends than older people.

c. The New York Times prints political news on the front page more often than The Telegraph.

d. The amount of sexist content in women's magazines is not high.

e. Young men read comic books more often than older women.



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1 What are variables?
2 What are units of analysis?
3 What levels of analysis are there?