When SPSS Produces a Frequency Distribution, How Does It Report

question 44

Multiple Choice

When SPSS produces a frequency distribution, how does it report missing values that come from respondents who do not answer the question being analyzed?

• A) "Missing"
• B) "Respondent error"
• C) "No data entered"
• D) Null entry
• E) None of the above; SPSS cannot know that a respondent did not answer a question.

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories.

Reactive Interference

A phenomenon wherein newer information interferes with one's ability to recall older information.

Retroactive Interference

A memory disruption that occurs when newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information.

Encoding Failure

The inability to form a memory due to insufficient attention to the details of an event or information at the time of encoding.