oneWord document for this assignment. You will create this Word documentby cutting and pasting SPSS output into Word. Name the file in thefollowing format: lastnamefirstinitialPSY7107-9.doc (example:smithbPSY7107-9.doc).

Begin by downloading the following SPSS data set

• Activity 9.sav (found in Books and Resources for this Week)

Thisweek’s assignment consists of two parts. In the first part, you willutilize an existing dataset to compute a factorial ANOVA. All SPSSoutput should be pasted into your Word document. In the second part, youwill be asked to create a hypothetical ANCOVA output table (forvariables related to your area of interest).

Part A. SPSS Assignment
The“Activity 9.sav” file contains a dataset of a researcher interested infinding the best way to educate elementary age children in mathematics.In particular, she thinks that 5th grade girls do better in small classsizes while boys excel in larger classes. Through the school district,she has arranged a pilot program in which some classroom sizes arereduced prior to the state-wide mathematics competency assessment. Inthe dataset, you will find the following variables:

Participant: unique identifier

Gender: Male (M) or Female (F)
Classroom:
Small (1) – no more than 10 children
Medium (2) – between 11 and 19 children
Large (3) – 20 or more students
Score – final score on the statewide competency assessment.

Now do the following:

1. Exploratory Data Analysis.
   
   
   1. Performexploratory data analysis on all variables in the data set. Realizingthat you have six groups, be sure that your exploratory analysis isbroken down by group. When possible, include appropriate graphs to helpillustrate the dataset.
   2. Give a one to two paragraph write up of the data once you have done this.
   3. Create an APA style table that presents descriptive statistics for the sample.
2. Factorial ANOVA. Perform a factorial ANOVA using the “Activity 9.sav” data set.
   1. Isthere a main effect of gender? If so, explain the effect. Use post hoctests when necessary (or explain why they are not required in thisspecific case).
   2. Isthere a main effect of classroom size? If so, explain the effect. Usepost hoc tests when necessary (or explain why they are not required inthis specific case).
   3. Is there an interaction between your two variables? If so, using post hoc tests, describe these differences.
   4. Isthere support for the researcher’s hypothesis that girls would dobetter than boys in classrooms with fewer students? Explain your answer.
   5. Writeup the results in APA style and interpret them. Be sure that youdiscuss both main effects and the presence/absence of an interactionbetween the two.

Part B. Applying Analytical Strategies to an Area of Research Interest

1. Briefly restate your research area of interest.
   Analysisof Covariance. Using your area of interest, identify one independentand two dependent variables, such that the dependent variables wouldlikely be covariates. Now, assume you conducted an ANCOVA that showsboth the first independent variable as well as the covariatesignificantly predicts the dependent variable. Create a mock ANCOVAoutput table (see SPSS Output 12.6 in your text for an example) thatsupports the relationship shown above. Report your mock finding APAstyle.

You should now have the following file:
lastnamefirstinitialPSY7107-9.doc (example: smithbPSY7107-9.doc)