Go to analyzedescriptive statisticsdescriptives and

3. Go to analyze/descriptive statistics/descriptives and move Q3, Q2, Q4, Q6, Q8a, Q8b, Q8c, Q8d,
Q9, Q10, Q12, and Q13 to the Variable(s) box and click OK. Multivariate techniques require that
every variable have a legitimate value. If a respondent did not answer every question, then the
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analyst must either ignore the observation entirely or impute estimates for the missing values. The
default for statistical software is to ignore those observations automatically. We will not do
imputation for this exercise.
a. What will be the sample size for later multivariate techniques?
(Q3)On average, about how many
movies do you attend at a movie theatre
each month?
(Q2)Indicate how important you
consider going to the movies at a movie
theatre, relative to other leisure
activities.
(Q4)Not including the cost of the movie
ticket, about how much do you spend on
popcorn, candy, softdrinks, etc. at a
movie?
(Q6)If your community did not have a
"big screen" theatre, how much further
would you drive beyond the cinema
nearest to you to see a movie at a "big
screen" theatre?
(Q8b)Of all the movie tickets that you
have ever purchased, what percentage
were purchased: At the theatre right
before the movie started
(Q8c)Of all the movie tickets that you
have ever purchased, what percentage
were purchased: At the theatre, but the
movie played at a later time
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(Q8d)Of all the movie tickets that you
have ever purchased, what percentage
were purchased: Using some other
purchase option
446 0 30 .75 3.709
(Q9)How physically active do you
consider yourself?
(Q10)How Socially active do you
consider yourself?
500 1 4 3.26 .749
(Q12)Gender: 500 0 1 .54 .499
(Q13)Classification: 500 1 5 3.10 1.239
Valid N (listwise) 442
Answer: 442 (answer provided)
b. Is this sample size large enough for multivariate regression?
Answer:
c. What would some possible problems be if the sample size were not large enough?
Answer:
d. Are the minimum and maximum values for each variable within the proper range?