INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET STUDENT DETAILSStudent name:Student ID number:UNIT AND TUTORIAL DETAILSUnit name:Statistics For Academic PurposesUnit number:Tutorial/Lecture:TutorialClass day and time:Lecturer or Tutor name:Jayalakshmi belleASSIGNMENT DETAILSTitle:Report Part BLength:Due date:9th April 2021Date submitted:DECLARATIONI hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged.I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has … Continue reading “Statistics For Academic Purposes | My Assignment Tutor”
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET STUDENT DETAILSStudent name:Student ID number:UNIT AND TUTORIAL DETAILSUnit name:Statistics For Academic PurposesUnit number:Tutorial/Lecture:TutorialClass day and time:Lecturer or Tutor name:Jayalakshmi belleASSIGNMENT DETAILSTitle:Report Part BLength:Due date:9th April 2021Date submitted:DECLARATIONI hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged.I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment.I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been submitted by me in another (previous or current) assessment, except where appropriately referenced, and with prior permission from the Lecturer / Tutor / Unit Coordinator for this unit.No part of the assignment/product has been written/produced for me by any other person except where collaboration has been authorised by the Lecturer / Tutor /Unit Coordinator concerned.I am aware that this work will be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future plagiarism checking).Student’s signature: Important Notice: Part B of the Report is an individual assessment item. Students should work on their own and use their data that were collected in Part A (You should have received some feedback of Part A from your teacher). Instructions: All numerical calculations and graphs/plots should be done using EXCEL.Your assignment must be typed in a Word document in .doc or .docx format!How to upload to Moodle: A Dropbox link exists on Moodle where you will be required to upload your work (If you are not sure, ask your teacher in one of your practical lab session). In Part B of this Report Project, you are required to refer to your dataset and answer the following questions and answer Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4. Using the data collected in Part A of this Report and using EXCEL, answer the following questions. QUESTION 1 [10 marks] (a) You are interested in comparing two variables in your dataset. Which graphical chart would you choose to use? Explain the reason for the selection of this graphical chart. Construct the chart and describe what you can observe. 5 marks (b) Which graphical technique or chart should be used if the researcher is interested in describing the proportion of one categorical variable in your data? Explain the reason for the selection of this graphical chart. Construct the chart and describe what you can observe about the proportion. 5 Marks [The graphs should include titles and axis labels] QUESTION 2 [6 marks] A researcher wishes to use a frequency histogram to display the data. (a) Consider one column with a numerical variable in your dataset. The researcher then suggests using 7 classes to construct a histogram for this variable. Explain how the researcher would have decided on the number of classes as 7. 1 mark (b) The researcher suggests using 7 classes for the numerical variable selected in part a). Explain how the researcher would have calculated the class width. 1 mark (c) Using Excel construct a histogram for this variable using appropriate BIN values from part (b) and comment on the shape of the distribution. 4 Marks [The graph should include titles and axis labels] QUESTION 3 [4 marks] The researcher wishes to use numerical descriptive measures to summarise the data. Using Excel obtain descriptive statistics output for one variable in your data set. 1MarkPrepare a numerical summary report by including summary measures such as mean, median, range, variance, standard deviation, smallest and largest values and the three quartiles, for each variable. 2 marks Comment on the descriptive statistics. 1 mark QUESTION 4 [5 marks] Write a short statistical report. In your statistical report include: IntroductionDescription of your data setGive a brief overview of the most important results. Statistical results obtained in Excel. (descriptive statistics, tables or figures supporting your conclusions)ConclusionList of references.
