Assignment 1: LASA 2: Conducting and Analyzing Statistical Tests
By Monday, July 24, 2017, post your results to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox. Your written presentation to the following problem situation should be a formal academic presentation wherein APA guidelines apply.
A study wants to examine the relationship between student anxiety for an exam and the number of hours studied. The data is as follows:
Student Anxiety Scores |
Study Hours |
5 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points |
Explain why a correlation is the most appropriate statistic. |
36 |
List the null and alternate hypothesis. |
20 |
Compute and correctly present the correlation between student anxiety scores and number of study hours. |
36 |
List the alpha, statistical significance of the results and the effect size. Provide an interpretation of the results. |
60 |
List the probability of a type I error and explain what it means. |
36 |
Explain how the same information would be set up to allow one to conduct a t-test and an ANOVA. |
48 |
Writing Components: Organization: Introduction, Thesis, Transitions, Conclusion Usage and Mechanics: Grammar, Spelling, Sentence structure APA Elements: Attribution, Paraphrasing, Quotations Style: Audience, Word Choice |
64 |
Total: |
300 |
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