How to Calculate and Interpret Z Scores in SPSS
SPSS is a powerful statistical software that can perform various analyses on your data. One of the common tasks you may want to do in SPSS is to calculate and interpret z scores. Z scores are standardized values that tell you how many standard deviations a given value is away from the mean of a distribution. Z scores can help you compare values from different scales, identify outliers, and perform hypothesis tests.
In this article, you will learn how to calculate and interpret z scores in SPSS using a simple example. You will also learn how to use z scores for different purposes and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using them.
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How to Calculate Z Scores in SPSS
To calculate z scores in SPSS, you need to have a variable that is measured on a scale level (i.e., interval or ratio). For example, suppose you have a variable called income that shows the annual income (in thousands) for 15 individuals:
Income
18
22
25
28
30
32
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
108
To calculate the z scores for this variable, follow these steps:
Click Analyze -> Descriptive Statistics -> Descriptives.
In the Descriptives dialog box, select the variable income and move it to the Variable(s) list.
Check the option Save standardized values as variables.
Click OK.
SPSS will create a new variable called Zincome that contains the z scores for each value in the income variable. You can see the new variable in the Data View tab:
IncomeZincome
18-1.41
22-1.27
25-1.17
28-1.06
30-0.99
32-0.93
35-0.82
40-0.65
45-0.48
50-0.31
55-0.14 06063cd7f5
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