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An extended SPSS extension command for generating random data
- Source :
- Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 127-138 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Université d'Ottawa, 2015.
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Abstract
- The GRD extension command for SPSS (Harding & Cousineau, 2014) has been used in a variety of applications since its inception. Ranging from a teaching tool to demonstrate statistical analyses, to an inferential tool used to find critical values instead of looking into a z-table, GRD has been very well received. However, some users have requested other data generation components that would make GRD a more complete extension command: the possibility to add contaminants to the generated dataset as well as the ability to generate correlated variables. Another component we added is a graphical user interface (or GUI) that makes GRD accessible through the drop-down menus in the SPSS Data Editor window. This GUI allows users to generate a simple dataset by entering parameters in dedicated fields rather than writing out the full script. Finally, we devised a small series of exercises to help users get acquainted with the new subcommands and GUI.
- Subjects :
- GRD
Graphical User Interface
Contaminants
Correlation
Sampling
SPSS
Psychology
BF1-990
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English, French
- ISSN :
- 19134126
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.77994351374c4f1ab845e7d01370634e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.20982/tqmp.11.3.p127