A Likert survey is conducted with parents to identify how connected they feel to

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A Likert survey is conducted with parents to identify how connected they feel to the school and their child’s schooling experience. The principal wants to know whether there is a relationship between how long the parent has been connected with the school (measured by student grade level and continuous enrollment) and the Likert scores. What are the variable attributes (ordinal, scale, discrete, continuous, categorical, etc.) in this situation? (1) What statistical test should you use to find the answer? (5) Where would you find this test in SPSS? (2) Justify your answer fully. (10)

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In this case, the independent variable is the duration for which the parent has been connected to the school, and the dependent variable is the Likert scores.

The independent variable is a ratio variable and the dependant variable is an interval variable, because the Likert scores don't have an absolute zero value.

The linear regression statistical test should be used here to determine if there is any linear relationship between these two variables, and to determine the strength of this relation.

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