STA116 : Introduction to Probability and Statistics
GROUP PROJECT
GUIDELINES FOR STA116 GROUP PROJECT
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. GROUP
§ Students are required to perform a group with 4 -5 members. The number of
members per group depending on the of students in the class and the number
of class).
2. SOURCE OF DATA
§ Students are allowed to use primary data/secondary data. There is no restricted
on the number of sample size.
3. COVER PAGE
§ Cover page should be included UiTM logo, report title, student group and
photo.
4. STANDARD TABLE OF CONTENT
5. CONTENT OF PROJECT
i. Table of contents
ii. Acknowledgement
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study (not more than 1 page)
Background of study should include a review of the area being
study/research/interest, CURRENT information surrounding the issue,
previous studies on the issue (if any), and relevant history on the issue.
1.2 Objectives of Study (5 objectives)
You are required to determine five objectives of the study.
2.0 METHODOLOGY
2.1 Description of Data
§ This section, expecting the students to write the related:
a) population
b) sample
c) sampling techniques
d) Data collection method
§ Describe as well as the variable, type of variable, and scale of
measurement for the respective variable namely mention in your
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study (highly recommended to present this information in
constructive table).
2.2 Method of Analysis
This section related to the objective of the study that you have stated
in 1.2. For instance, if the objective of the study is “ to describe the
demographic profile of the respondents”, you may use
descriptive statistics including bar graph, pie chart or any graphical
presentation that appropriate towards on the demographic variable
involve in your study.
Example:
Objective Method of Analysis
to describe the demographic profile Bar graph/ Cluster bar
of the respondents graph/ Mean, mode,
median, skewness and etc.
3.0 FINDINGS
This section expecting the students to perform the analysis on descriptive
that have been mentioned/choose in section 2.2.
Qualitative data Quantitative data
The analysis for qualitative The analysis for quantitative
data must include: data must include:
• Frequency distribution • Frequency distribution
• Bar chart • Histogram
• Pie chart • Frequency polygon
• Ogive
• Measures of central
tendency (mean, median,
mode)
• Measures of dispersion
(variance and standard
deviation)
• Shape of distribution
4.0 CONCLUSION
Summary of the study.
6. FORMATTING
Font : Arial, 11
Spacing : 1.5
Language : English Language
Length report :Report AT MOST 10 pages including cover page and report content.
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1. You are to conduct a research on CS110 part 4 students.
2. Choose a research topic (E.g.: Handphone usage among CS110 part 4 students,
Mobile phone game addiction among CS110 part 4 students, Reading habit among
CS110 part 4 students).
3. Determine your research objectives and list them all down. (5 objectives)
4. Design a questionnaire (for primary data)
• Your questionnaire must be simple yet useful for your study.
• It must contain enough information for you to do a very good analysis.
• The questions in the questionnaire must correspond with your research
objectives.
(5 objectives = 5 questions).
• Make sure you have both qualitative and quantitative variables in your study.
5. Select a sample for your study by using an appropriate sampling technique.
Distribute the questionnaire to your selected sample.
6. Do a statistical analysis on the questionnaire that you recollect.
7. Write a project report.
8. Prepare for a presentation.
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:
Your presentation must be:
1. Within 12 minutes.
2. Fun, unique and interesting.
EVALUATION: This project contributes 15% to your carry mark.
REPORT SUBMISSION DATE: Week 10
PRESENTATION DATE: Week 10
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EXAMPLE
TITLE: READING HABIT AMONG CS110 PART 4 STUDENTS
OBJECTIVES:
1. To study the reading interest among CS110 part 4 students.
2. To determine reading material that CS110 part 4 students prefer the most.
3. To investigate the reason CS110 part 4 students read.
4. To determine the amount of time spent on reading in one day by CS110 part 4
students
5. To determine the amount of money spent by CS110 part 4 students on reading
materials in one semester.
QUESTIONS:
PART A:
Gender:
Male
Female
PART B: Choose only ONE answer.
1. Do you read often?
Yes
No
2. Which reading material you enjoy reading the most?
Newspaper
Magazine
Novel
Encyclopaedia
Reference book
3. Why do you read?
Reading is my hobby
I want to look cool
Because I have to
4. How much time do you spend on reading in one day?
20 – 29 minutes
30 – 39 minutes
40 – 49 minutes
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50 – 59 minutes
60 – 69 minutes
70 – 79 minutes
5. How much money do you spend to buy reading materials in one semester?
RM0 – RM49
RM50 – RM99
RM100 – RM149
RM150 – RM199
RM200 – RM249
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RUBRIC AND EVALUATION FORM FOR STA116 GROUP PROJECT
WRITTEN REPORT (10%)
NO. CRITERIA RANGE OF MARKS MARKS
8 – 10 4–7 1–3
1 Introduction Gives very Gives some Does not give
clear overview overview of the clear overview
of the topic and topic and of the topic and
issue. issue. Does issue. Does
Triggers the not really not trigger any
interest of trigger the interest of
readers to read interest of readers to read
further. readers to read further.
further.
2 Sampling Sampling Sampling Sampling
technique technique is technique is technique is
explained in an explained in a explained in a
interesting good way. The simple way.
way. All the details make Some of the
details make sense. details do not
sense. Pictures make sense.
are used to
make the
explanation
more
appealing.
3 Data collection Very detail Good Fair
method explanation on explanation on explanation on
the instrument the instrument the instrument
created for created for created for
collecting data. collecting data. collecting data.
4 Data analysis Accurate with Accurate with a Not accurate.
and results no mistakes. few mistakes. There are a
Very easy to Easy to few mistakes.
understand. understand. Some are not
easy to
understand.
5 Conclusion Very clear and Moderately Not very clear
concise. Sums clear and and concise.
up the whole concise. Sums Does not really
project. up the whole sum up the
project. whole project.
6 Creativity Use fun and Use normal Use typical and
unique way of way of writing. mundane way
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writing. Know Know how to of writing.
how to capture capture Does not know
readers’ readers’ how to capture
interest. interest a little readers’
Readers feel bit. Readers interest.
extremely feel a bit happy Readers do not
happy after after reading feel happy
reading the the report. after reading
report. the report.
PRESENTATION (5%)
NO. CRITERIA RANGE OF MARKS MARKS
8 – 10 4–7 1–3
1 Content The content is The content is The content is
very well- well-organized not well-
organized, but a bit organized,
clear and unclear and not unclear and not
concise. It is very concise. It very concise. It
easy and is still easy to is somewhat
pleasant to follow the flow frustrating to
follow the flow of the follow the flow
of the presentation. of the
presentation. presentation.
2 Presentation The words on The words on The words on
slides, aids the the the
and props. presentation presentation presentation
slides are easy slides are easy slides are a bit
to see and to see and hard to see and
read. read. Do not read. Do not
Use interesting use any use any
and attractive additional additional
additional presentation presentation
presentation aids and props aids and props
aids and props. other than other than
presentation presentation
slides. slides.
3 Teamwork Group Group Group
members show members show members do
outstanding some not show any
enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm
and great and good and do not
teamwork. teamwork. show good
teamwork.
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4 Creativity The The The
presentation is presentation is presentation is
unique and somewhat typical and lack
mind-blowing. difference from creativity. The
The interest of any of the interest of the
the audience is usual ones. audience is not
sustained in The interest of at all sustained.
brilliant and the audience is
creative ways. fairly sustained.
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