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This document contains a student's answers to statistical problems related to educational research. It includes computing values for data sets, classifying variable types, constructing frequency tables and histograms, and calculating measures of central tendency and variation such as the mean, median, mode, variance and standard deviation.

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Assignment 1 STATISTICS APPLICATION IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH I (MPU 1034) (Semester I 2012/2013) NAME: NURHASHIMAH BINTI ZABA MP121318

Answers or Solutions: 1. Compute each value requested for the following set of scores. X 0 6 2 3 = = 2.75 X + 10 (X + 10) (X + 1)2 (X 1)2 + 5 (X - X )2 = (0+6+2+3) + 10 = 21 = 10 + (6+10) + (2+10) + (3+10) = 51 = [(-1)2 + 52 + 12 + 22 ] = 36 = 12 + 72 + 32 + 42 = 75

= (-2.75)2 + (6 2.75)2 + (2 2.75)2 + (3 2.75)2 = 7.5625 + 10.5625 + 0.5625 + 0.0625 = 18.75

2. For each of the following cases, name the observed variable and then classify (with explanation) the type and nature (discrete or continuous) of the scale: a) Several respondents were interviewed and asked a few questions. For each question, their responses were coded as Strongly Agree, Strongly Disagree and No Comment. Ans: It is a dependent variable because it is depends on what the questions that may be asked to know their opinions on some statements. The scale is ordinal and discrete. b) A researcher is investigating the estimated time taken by students to complete an assignment.

Ans:It is a dependent variable because the variable is not manipulated to create treatment condition. It is a variable to be observed. The scale is interval and can be discrete or continuous. c) A poll studying the number of readers of three leading national news paper; Berita Harian, Utusan Malaysia and New Straits Times. Ans: It is an independent variable because the variable is for manipulate and used as treatment conditions (maybe). The scale is nominal and discrete. d) A researcher is studying individual perception of his/her own self-esteem using a 10point scale self-perception battery. Ans: It is a dependent variable because the marks depend on the questions that may be asked after some treatments have given. The scale may be interval (if 0 is not counted) and discrete.

e) A teacher is grading her students academic performance into three different categories: Low Achievers, Average Achievers and High Achievers Ans: It is dependent variable because it is the results of some treatments. The scale is ordinal and discrete. 3. Identify the type of scale (with explanation) for each of the following variables: Age, gender, race, weight, hobby, happiness in life, commitment towards study Age = ratio. The differences between the ages can be measured and can be compared. Gender = nominal. The gender is ether man or women. Race = ordinal. Race has ranking but cannot be measured. (Examples: 1st, 2nd, 3rd) Weight = ratio. Differences between weights can be measured and 0 kg means no weight. Hobby = nominal. It is unordered set of categories and only can be identified by name. Happiness in life = ordinal. Have a rank but do not have magnitude. Commitment towards study = ordinal. Have a rank but do not have magnitude.

4. For the following set of scores: 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 6, 4, 2, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3 a. Construct a frequency distribution table including columns for frequency, proportion, and percentage. Scores 2 3 4 5 6 Frequency 3 4 5 2 1 Proportions Percentages (%) 20.00 26.67 33.33 13.33 6.67

b. Draw a histogram showing the data.

5. A teacher conducts a test to 25 students. The scores obtained by the students are as follows:

97 59 73 a) b)

75 68 66

63 75 67

51 76 71

77 68 74

82 64

80 87

93 70

84 80

90 82

Compute the range of scores URL LRL = 97.5 51.5= 46 Construct a frequency table based on the raw data. X 51 59 63 64 66 67 68 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 80 82 84 87 90 93 97 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

Sketch a histogram and frequency polygons pertaining to it.

c)

Construct a frequency table based on an appropriate grouped data (you must clarify how the data are grouped together!). Range = 97 51 = 46 Class interval, K = 1 + 3.33log1024 = 5.655 6 Class groups = range K = 46 5.655 = 7.667 8 X 51 56 57 62 63 68 69 74 75 80 81 86 87 92 93 98 f 1 1 6 4 6 3 2 2

Sketch a histogram and frequency polygons pertaining to it.

6.

Compute the mean, median, and mode for the set of scores shown in the following frequency distribution table. X 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 f 1 2 3 4 1 0 1

Mean =

= = 4.5
= = 4.5

Median = N= 12 2 = 6 & 7

Mode = 4 mode 7. Find the mean, the median, and the mode for the set of scores in the frequency distribution histogram below.

median

Mean = = 2.7 Median = 10 boxes 2 = 5 boxes = 2.5 Mode = 2 8. Calculate the variance and the standard deviation for the following sample data. 41 26 34 26 17 22 7 30 25 28 12 48 34 18 36 33 14 42 34 33 40 33 16 25 27 25 49 50 19 28 19 29 50 27 40 26 39 33 28 30

Range = 50 -7 = 43 Class interval, K = 1 + 3.33log1040 = 6.33 6 Class groups = 43 6.33 = 6.79 7

x2

fx

fx2

7 13 14 20 21 27 28 34 35 41 42 48 49 55

2 6 9 13 5 2 3 f = 40

10 17 24 31 38 45 52

100 289 576 961 1444 2025 2704

20 102 216 403 190 90 156 fx = 1177

200 1734 5184 12493 7220 4050 8112 fx2 = 38993

Variance, 2 :

Standard deviation,

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