Date:         Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:10:21 +0500
Reply-To:     Faiz Rasool <faiz7r@gmail.com>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Faiz Rasool <faiz7r@gmail.com>
Subject:      How do I tell SPSS that numbers represent frequencies of
              categories and not of individual cases when performing chi-square
              test of independence?
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Hi all,

I have data in form of frequencies representing categories of two variables.  Instead of typing individual cases I would like to only enter frequencies of each category, and  request chi-square test of independence. Details of variables and frequencies of each category follows. Variable name equals awareness. highly aware 102, moderately aware 36, no awareness 12. variable name = conservation behavior. high conservation 90, moderate conservation 39, no conservation 21. I would like to type these frequencies in spss and tell it that these are frequencies of categories, and not individual cases. 

I tried to weigh cases by frequencies. But I was only  able to define one variable as frequency variable. The value I got after requesting chi-square test was 306.4. According to calculation done by hand the answer is not correct. I tried to find the answer of my problem on the web. But most of the tutorials have used pictures to explain data entry. Since I am blind, I was not able to solve my problem from those tutorials. 

Any help is most appreciated,

Faiz. 

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