EDD600 Inquiry I Lab 5
It is highly recommended to run a description on the variables you intend to use. This will allow you to verify that the selected variables have data. If you do not run a descriptives and use a variable with no data, you will most likely encounter an error such as:

To run a descriptive, follow the steps below:
Step 1:
A) Click Analyze
B) Select Descriptive Statistics
C) Select Descriptives
Step 2:
Enter the variables you would like to check for data
Step 3:
Click OK
Step 4:
Review the output for any field with a zero
Any field with a '0' indicates that there is no data for that variable.
You may want to change variables or just eliminate the variables with no data.
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