Published by at April 15, 2022 SPSSLab#2:DefiningVariablesandRunningPaired/Dependentsamplest-testwithStandardizedScales Step#1:Definevariables(participantID&scaleitem#sforpre-andpost-tests)in“VariableView”tab.Then,enterdatafrompre-andpost- testsin“DataView”tab Step#2:Reversecoding(Note:dothisforBOTHpre-andpost-testitemsthatneedreversecoding) 1=4 2=3 3=2 4=1 Step#3:Computea‘totalscalescore’foreachparticipantonBOTHpre-testandpost-testmeasures(Clickon“Transform”,then“ComputeVariable”) Step#4:RunyourPairedSamplest-test Item1+Item2+Item3+…Item10 Step#5:InterpretyourOutputfile Step#6:Write-uptemplate Apaired-samplest-testwasconductedtotestthehypothesisthat(H1here).Thedependentvariablewas(DVhere),asmeasuredbythe(describescale,rangeofscores;interpretationofscores).Theindependentvariablewas(IVhere).Thescalewasadministeredto(insertparticipantsamplehere)(N=?here),beforeandafterthe(insertinterventionhere).The(insertinterventionhere)demonstrateda(insertimpact/relationshiphere),t(X)=-X.XXX,p=.XXX.Participantsdemonstrated(describeconstructandMean(M=X)differencesatpre-andpost-testhere).Resultssuggestthat(describeoverallconclusion/generalizationsthatcanbemadeabouttheimpactofthespecificinterventiononyourconstruct/specificpopulation).