Click Analyze, Compare Means and
then One-Way ANOVA.
This box will appear. You will see
your two variable names in the window on the left. Your goal will be to
transfer each to a corresponding box on the right.
Click on the IV name to highlight
it. Transfer this variable over to the Factor box by clicking on the
Your IV will appear in the Factor
Now it’s time to move the DV over.
Click on your DV to highlight it. Move your DV over to the Dependent List
window by clicking on the corresponding arrow.
Your DV will appear in the Dependent
List window. When you see this, click the Options button.
This box will appear with a variety
of options. Click the check boxes next to Descriptive, Homogeneity of
Variance and Means plot.
When you click each box, a check
will appear to indicate that it has been selected. Check the Descriptives
and Homogeneity of variance boxes. Click the Continue button when finished.
You will see this box again. Click
the Post Hoc button.
This will appear. You will see many
options. These options represent various types of tests that you can
conduct. Select at least one option from the Equal Variances Assumed area
and at least one option from the Equal Variances Not Assumed area. To select
an option, click on the box next to the name and a check will appear.
For this example experiment, I will
choose Tukey from the Equal Variances Assumed area. That is a popular
choice. I will choose Dunnett’s T3 from the Equal Variances not Assumed
area. Your professor may ask you to choose a different test and that’s ok
too. These tests vary in terms of how strict they are. Click the Continue
button when you are finished.
In this box, click the OK button and
wait a few moments for processing.
You will see results
You will probably see so much
information that you will have to scroll down the right hand side to see it
To a meaningful place with a
meaningful name. I decided to call this example file “Effect of Various
Amounts of Sugar on Words Remembered Output.spo.”
Enter Data |
Analyze Data |
Interpret Data |