The purpose of this assignment is to practice organizing data through ordering and grouping variables.

Data often appear disordered and it is difficult to see any connections or relationships. Ordering the data by certain variables or grouping variables into specific categories, such as age or sex categories, can help bring clarity to the data. Knowing how to organize data is an important skill to initiate the analytical process.

For this assignment, students will use Excel and SPSS Statistics to order variables. Using the "Example Dataset," complete the steps below using both Excel and SPSS Statistics. View the Excel and SPSS tutorials for assistance in completing this assignment. Submit one Word document and include a screen shot of the data after completing the first two steps of Part 1 in Excel and SPSS to compare your results. Use a second Word document to complete Part 2 of the assignment.

Part 1: Ordering and Grouping Data Using Excel and SPSS For Part 1, accomplish the following: 1. Order (sort) observations according to age. 2. Group observations by sex and investigate the age and income for males and females. 1. Create a new variable titled "Exercise Group" based on the variable "Minutes Exercise." Use the following categories to create your groups:1 = 0-30 minutes; 2 = 31-60 minutes; 3 = 61-90 minutes; 4 = 91-120 minutes; and 5 = 120+ minutes.

Part 2: Data Interpretation Study the results of the dataset grouping and ordering. Discuss the following in a 500-750 word summary: 1. Describe the measurement levels for each of the variables in the dataset. 2. Discuss what you learned from ordering the data by age and why this information is important. 3. Describe the process you used to group the data in Excel and SPSS. 4. Describe what you learned by grouping the variables by category of exercise. 5. Are these data from a correlational study, experimental study, or quasi-experimental (observational) study? Discuss your rationale and identify a study question appropriate for this dataset.

A local community organization was interested in learning about general health behaviors in the area and the relationships between health behaviors and environmental and social determinants. They decided to conduct a brief survey based on a convenient sample of people visiting the local shopping mall. They offered a $5 incentive for completing the survey. The Topic 1 Example dataset includes 30 observations from this survey. Use this data to complete the relevant assignments in this course.

Education Level

1 Less than High School

2 Graduated High School

3 Graduated College

Annual Income = US Dollars

ID	Sex	Smoker	Education_Level***	Minutes_Exercise	Age	Employed	Annual_Income*	Neighborhood
101	Female	No	2	90	45	Yes	51000	B
102	Male	No	2	50	58	No	23000	C
103	Female	Yes	3	65	31	Yes	35000	B
104	Male	No	1	20	54	No	10000	C
105	Female	Yes	1	50	30	Yes	28000	B
106	Female	Yes	2	25	18	No	5000	C
107	Female	No	3	110	39	Yes	46000	A
108	Male	Yes	1	50	37	Yes	36000	B
109	Female	Yes	2	40	44	Yes	51000	C
110	Male	No	2	80	24	No	12000	A
111	Female	No	3	120	42	Yes	78000	A
112	Male	No	1	80	50	Yes	34000	D
113	Female	Yes	1	60	20	No	15000	B
114	Male	No	3	150	35	Yes	28000	B
115	Male	No	2	75	61	Yes	28000	A
116	Male	No	1	80	59	No	24000	B
117	Female	No	2	110	36	Yes	55000	D
118	Male	Yes	3	80	35	Yes	62000	B
119	Male	Yes	2	100	29	No	32000	D
120	Female	No	1	0	32	No	7000	C
121	Female	Yes	2	50	26	No	17000	B
122	Female	No	3	200	42	Yes	64000	D
123	Male	No	2	60	52	No	5000	A
124	Male	No	1	65	49	No	14000	D
125	Female	No	1	40	21	No	20000	C
126	Male	Yes	3	65	48	Yes	72000	A
127	Female	Yes	3	70	40	Yes	85000	A
128	Female	No	1	45	53	No	15000	B
129	Male	No	3	75	46	Yes	64000	C
130	Male	Yes	3	50	42	Yes	27000	B