Statistics Formative Task 4

STATISTICS
FORMATIVE TASK NO. 4

Inferential Statistics
STUDENT NO.
COURSE:
Direction: identify the appropriate treatment called for in each description.
____________________ 1. Measurement is on an interval or ratio scale; the
distribution of the variable is approximately normal; matched pairs of individuals are
measured; and the data constitute a random sample from the population of interest.
_____________________ 2. The interest is to test whether 3 or more populations

have different means; the samples are randomly selected from
the population of interest; the measured variable is approximately normally
distributed and continuous; and measurement is on the strength of interval
measurement.
____________________ 3. The interest is to describe the clustering of item values,
to come up with a short-hand description of a mass of quantitative data.
____________________ 4. The problem seeks to answer the following questions:
(1) Are the variables related in some consistent and linear way? (2) What is the
strength (degree) of the relationship? The data are measured on an interval scale and
the variables are approximately normally distributed.
____________________ 5. The purpose is determining if a frequency distribution
of a sample from a population fits some theoretical distribution; measurement is on at
least a nominal scale; categories are mutually exclusive; and observations are
independent.
____________________ 6. The purpose is to describe the dispersion of values.
____________________ 7. The data are in the strength of interval scaling. The
interest is to find whether the differences calculated between two random samples
can be considered significant or not.
____________________ 8. The researcher would like to test three hypotheses about
means of various populations; (1) the hypothesis of no difference among the levels of
the first factor; (2) the hypothesis of no difference among the levels of the second
factor; and (3) the hypothesis of no interaction between the first and second factors.
____________________ 9. The researcher intends to allow for the correlation
between initial and final scores because he/she fails to equate the control and
experimental groups at the start.
____________________10. The interest is to approximate an equation that describes
the relationship between at least two variables in question. There is an assumption
that there is a cause and effect relationship between the variables under study and that
the independent variable is under the control of the investigator.
BRIEFLY EXPLAIN
When asking respondents, a question we quite often give them a range of options so
that they can indicate where their answer lies according to a scale. We used a scale for
respondents to express their frequency of use and also a scale for respondents to indicate
their level of agreement with certain statements. The three different type of scale are: Likert
Scale, Thurstone Scale and Semantic Differential Scale. Compare and contrast the three
scales based on usage and give one example of each
. Interpret the results.

Situation: a PhD graduate student conducted a research study regarding the
quality of health care in three (3) health centers in the Province of Bulacan .
Table 1 present the frequency and percentage distribution of the profile
based on location and categories. As research expert, prepare a scientific
interpretation and make sure to depict the importance of the study.
Table 1. Frequency distribution of the respondents based on the location and categories
LOCATION
Malolos Guiginto* Meycauyan Total
Category F* % F % F % F %
Health Care Personnel
Doctor 1 0.83 1 0.83 1 0.83 3 2.5
Nurse 1 0.83 1 0.83 1 0.83 3 2.5
BHW* 3 2.5 3 2.5 3 2.5 9 7.5
Dentist 1 0.83 1 0.83 1 0.83 3 2.5
Sanitary Inspector 1 0.83 1 0.83 1 0.83 3 2.5
Midwife 3 2.5 3 2.5 3 2.5 9 7.5
3
Patient 30 25 0 25 30 25 90 75
4
Total 40 33.33% 0 33.33% 40 33.33% 120 100%
* BHW - Barangay Health worker, F- Frequency
Dr. Sy, Ryan performed an experiment to compare the effectiveness of an

inquiry method of teaching general science with a more traditional
lecture/lab method. By random procedures he selected two of the twelve
sections of general science in his school district for his sample; there were
25 students in each section. He used lecture/lab with one section and
inquiry teaching with the other for one semester. He hypothesized that the
discovery group would obtain better scores on a general science test of
100 items given at the end of the semester. The following table gives his
results. Read the table and answer the questions which follow it.
Results of the General Science Test
M SD
Inquiry group (n=25) 87.5 4.3
Lecture/Lab group (n=25) 83.1 5.1
t= 1.530
p=0.15
1. What does M mean?

2. What is a t test?
3. Explain what p=.15 means
4. Explain whether or not the data in the table support Dr. Sy, Ryan
research hypothesis.

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FORMATIVE TASK NO. 4

_____________________ 2. The interest is to test whether 3 or more populations

. Interpret the results.

Dr. Sy, Ryan performed an experiment to compare the effectiveness of an

Results of the General Science Test

Lecture/Lab group (n=25) 83.1 5.1

1. What does M mean?

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