FINAL PROJECT
- Use the appropriate descriptive statistics from W2 Project or run new descriptive statistics for Recall1 using Microsoft Excel.
- Assuming that the sample statistics you computed are exactly equivalent to the corresponding population parameters, and using the formula X = (z)(sd) + M (see below) identify the following:
- The exact score on Recall1 that would fall at the upper 5% cutoff (extremely high score?) (Be sure to use the formula given below and round to two decimal places)
- The exact score on Recall1 that would fall at the lower 5% cutoff (extremely low score?) (Be sure to use the formula given below and round to two decimal places)
To find these hypothetical scores, solve for X (your raw score) using the following formula, and round to two decimal places:
X = (z)(sd) + M, where
z = The z-score cutoff for 5 percent in the tail (1.645)
sd = Your sample standard deviation for Recall1
M = Your sample mean for Recall1
- Use Microsoft Excel to compute z-scores for Recall1, following the instructions given in your lecture. Copy the table below into your Microsoft Word document, and complete the table, indicating the appropriate z-scores corresponding to each of the participants whose score is given.
|
Subject ID |
Recall at Time 1 |
Z-score |
|
P5 |
8 |
|
|
P10 |
12 |
|
|
P15 |
10 |
|
|
P20 |
8 |
|
|
P25 |
9 |
|
- Write a brief paragraph interpreting these z-scores (e.g., how each individual did in relation to the class in terms of the mean and standard deviation of the z-score distribution (not the raw score mean and SD) the percentile the participant would fall into).
SUBMISSION DETAILS:
- Name your document SU_PSY2008_W3_Project_LastName_FirstInitial
- Save your Microsoft Excel file as SU_PSY2008_W3_Project_LastName_FirstInitial
- Submit both files to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
