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1. You have been given a sample frame with record numbers ranging from 852 through 5723; the research team wants to gather a 2% sample (n = 97). Use SPSS to generate this list of random numbers.

2. You have been requested to compute statistics using only certain records within a data set.

Data set: Ch 10 - Exercise 03.sav  Codebook Variable: name Definition: The participant’s name Type: Alphanumeric Variable: score Definition: The participant’s pretest score Type: Continuous Variable: skill Definition: The participant’s skill level, based on their score Type: Categorical (1 = Novice, 2 = Intermediate, 3 = Expert)

1. Compute descriptive statistics and histograms with a normal curve for score for participants with a skill level that is Intermediate.

2. Compute descriptive statistics and histograms with a normal curve for score for participants with a score between 20 and 65.