SEMESTER I 2021/2022

BUM 2413 APPLIED

STATISTICS
DUE DATE: 31/12/2021
ASSIGNMENT

TOTAL MARK: 70

The objectives of this assignment are to help you to understand the statistical analysis process, to
analyse data using software and to develop your integrity in reporting your assignment. The best
way to understand statistics is by involving yourself in the whole statistical process and not just
limited to studying statistics from books, videos, or websites. This assignment requires you to
follow the steps of statistical problem-solving methodology by conducting your own study. You
will experience on how to collect, organise, summarise, analyse, present, interpret, and draw
conclusion from data, as well as preparing a report of your study.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Set up a group that consists of four (4) or five (5) members from your section only and name
your group using any statistical term.

2. Obtain an APPROVAL of your chosen topic from your lecturer BEFORE you start collecting
data and begin your statistical analysis.

3. Use the template on page 5 as the cover for your assignment booklet. Fill in all the required
particulars clearly.

4. Answer ALL questions and use appropriate statistical notations.

5. Perform ALL analysis using Microsoft Excel and P-value approach.

6. Submit the following items for EACH group:

(i) A softcopy report (pdf file) that includes all attachments of any relevant evidences
(Microsoft Excel outputs, handwritten data record, photos, Google Docs, and etc.) in
the appendix section.
(ii) A softcopy of the Excel worksheet that you worked on to complete the report.
(iii)Submit via KALAM, name your file as (Section)_(group name), for example:
01G_MEAN.

7. LATE submission of assignment will not be entertained.

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1. Identify a problem that you are interested to study. Provide a brief description of your
study.
(2 Marks)

2. Choose a single quantitative variable that describe your chosen problem. Identify the type
of level of measurement for the variable.
(2 Marks)

3. State your population.

(1 Mark)

4. Divide the data collected into two significant groups that related to the study (e.g.: gender,
faculty, year of study, etc.).
(i) State the name of the groups.
(1 Mark)

(ii) Present the data collected according to the groups in a table.

(2 Marks)

(iii) Identify the method of data collection being used. Provide the significant
evidence.
(2 Marks)

(iv) Identify which sampling method you used to collect the data. Explain the sampling
method process.
(2 Marks)

5. For each group, select two sets of data of different sizes ( n  30 , n  30 ). Therefore, you
should have four sets of data in total.

(i) Present the data selected as shown in the following table.

Sample size Group 1 Group 2

n  30 (list of data) (list of data)

(list of data) (list of data)

n  30
(4 Marks)
(ii) Identify which sampling method you used to select the four sets of data. Explain
the sampling method process.
(2 Marks)

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6. For each set of data, obtain the descriptive statistics using Microsoft Excel. Then,
summarise the measures of central tendency and measures of variation in the following
table.

Set of data Measures of central tendency Measures of variation

Group 1 for n  30
Group 1 for n  30
Group 2 for n  30
Group 2 for n  30
(5 Marks)

7. Compare and comment the measures of central tendency and measures of variation
between Group 1 and Group 2.
(4 Marks)

8. Construct boxplots for the four sets of data on the same axis. Identify the shape of
distribution for each boxplot. Compare and comment on the average and variability of
the boxplots.
(12 Marks)

9. What is the best measure of central tendency to describe your data? Give a reason.
(2 Marks)

10. What is the best measure of variation to describe your data? Give a reason.
(2 Marks)

11. Using the data in (5), solve the following questions.

a. Construct a normal probability plot for each data set. Do the data appear to come from
an approximately normal distribution?
(6 Marks)

b. In Chapter 3, you have learned statistical hypothesis concerning a parameter(s) of one

and two populations. The parameters are the population mean, proportion, variance and
standard deviation. Hypothesis testing is one of the inferential statistics in statistical
analysis. Assuming that the data obtained in (5) is normally distributed population,
answer the following questions.
(NOTE: Create your own hypothesised mean with justification)

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 (i) Conduct a hypothesis testing for one population mean from one of your data set.

(8 Marks)

(ii) Conduct a hypothesis testing to compare two population means between the two
groups.

(12 Marks)

12. Based on your problem stated in (1), give any relevant conclusion for the study.
(1 Mark)

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 ASSIGNMENT
BUM2413 APPLIED STATISTICS
SEMESTER I 2021/2022

GROUP NAME: ___________________

NAME STUDENT ID SECTION

LECTURER

FOR EXAMINER USE ONLY

Question Marks Your Marks Question Marks Your Marks
1 2 8 12
2 2 9 2
3 1 10 2
4 7 11 26
5 6 12 1
6 5
7 4
TOTAL 70