I know it looks difficult but I'll explain the best I can.
I have a dataset in SPSS in which each row corresponds a conflict.
There are 2.506 conflicts in the 5 regions explored. This regions are in one numeric variable.
Europe: 154
Middle east: 357
Asia: 1.007
Africa: 793
America: 195
However there are regions that have more and less countries...
I want to know if there is a correlation between the number of conflicts and a region's size.
I also know how many countries there are in each.
I'd prefer to have scatter/dot graph as an output.
Do I add variables, insert new data...? Can someone give me a hand on this?
Thanks
Hello Pedro,
You first need to decide how to operationally define region size. Is it: (a) area, in thousands of square km; (b) population; (c) population density (e.g., b/c); (d) the number of countries contained; or (e) something else?
Once you decide, add this value to each region's row in your worksheet as a new variable. Then elicit both a scatter plot for sure, and a correlation if you wish.
However, with only five pairs of values, this might not be a sufficiently dense data set to give you a strong impression of whether there is in fact a systematic relationship between region "size" and number of conflicts.
Good luck with your work.
Define the size of the region by geography and population, and then, take count of reported conflicts in each of them. By so doing, you have conveniently carried out your St task.
Define the size of the region by geography and population, and then, take count of reported conflicts in each of them. By so doing, you have conveniently carried out your St task.
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