SPS
SS: Scatterplot
Appllication: To examine
e
the bivariate
b
plot of
o two variables – usually tto determine if there is a linear relationsship before
runn
ning a Pearso
on’s correlatio
on.
Grap
ph  Legacy
y Dialogs  Scatter/Dot
 Highlight “Sinple
“
Scatte
er” and click “Define”
“
 Highlight the
t criterion variable
v
and use
u the arrow
w to move into
o the “Y Axis” window
 Highlight the
t predictor variable and use the arrow
w to move into
o the “X Axis”” window
SPSS
S Syntax
GRA
APH
/SC
CATTERPLOT
T(BIVAR)=fish
hnum WITH fishgood.
f
 predictor (xx-axis) WITH criterion (y-a
axis)
Inspecttionof the grap
ph suggests tthat there is a generally
linear trrend to the da
ata, with no obvious curvilinearity.
mfortable ana
alyzing these data using a
So, we would be com
n.
Pearso n’s correlation
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