This assignment focuses on computing new variables, measures of central tendency and dispersion, and basic distributional analyses. A secondary focus will be on presenting this information through tables and graphs.
The Largo datashould be used to complete this assignment. Two numbers after the decimal is usually appropriate. Your assignment should be typed and emailed to me. You do not need to include the questions and information below. I already have those. Just include your answers in the document you send to me.
Let’s start with self-reported delinquency (varscale, #237). Report the following for varscale: Mean, median, mode, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis. In 2 sentences (total), write these results in a short paragraph. That is, report the values for each of these statistics. Next, create a histogram that shows the distribution of varscale. Label this as Figure 1 and give it a title (e.g., The distribution of scores on variety of self-reported offending). (You can cut-and-paste the actual figure from SPSS.) Based on the statistics you computed and the histogram, describe (1 sentence) the distribution of varscale. Is it basically normal, or is there evidence of notable skew or kurtosis? If so, use the appropriate terms to describe the skew or kurtosis.
Now, let’s examine potential correlates of delinquency. Social learning theory indicates there are four main components that are important to understand: differential association with peers, definitions favorable to crime, differential reinforcement, and imitation