summary report of data analysis
1 GROUP ASSIGNMENT FOR MAT240S MAY 2021 (5%) IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT PLAGIARIZE Every group is expected to do their o wn report and should not copy / use the works of others . Plagiarism is the act of using another person's ideas, words, or writing and presenting them as your own without acknowledging the source. This pertains to information taken from any source, including the Internet. The college takes plagiarism very serious ly as it is a violation of the academic honesty code. Anyone violating this code will be given a zero (0) for this assignment, and may result in A FAILING GRADE FOR THE WHOLE COURSE . To avoid this very serious and embarrassing problem, put all quoted mate rial in quotation marks and cite sources for all paraphrases, quotations, and significant ideas. Your research team is required to submit a formal report of your findings and conclusion about your study to your client . The project report should be format ted properly using Microsoft Words ( .docx file then convert to pdf file ) and should include the following sections . I. Cover Page (see the attached sample) – 1 mark This page should be signed by all group members . Scan your signatures. II. Table of contents – 1 mark (see sample) III. Introduction –10 marks a. Brief overview about subject matte r (as specified in your proposal) - 5 marks ˗ do some research on TWO studies done on your topic. ˗ Include a s ummary about the studies and the findings from the studies . b. Purpose of your study, (To investigate what? -refer to the research questions that you have listed in the research proposal , you may add extra research questions ) -3 marks You should have at least 6 research questions that include : (i) Estimation of population mean of a variable . (ii) Estimation of population proportion of a variable (iii) The relationship between 2 nominal/ordinal variables (iv) Comparison of means of a ratio variable between 2 categories of a nominal variable (v) Comparison of means of a ratio variable between 3 or more categories of a nominal variable. (vi) Comparison of percentage (proportion) of a nominal variable among two categories of a nominal variable. Put all these in Question form. c. Significance of the study -2 marks ˗ benefits of the findings to your client ˗ benefits of the findings to others 2 IV. Methodology (16 marks) a. Sampling method -3 marks ˗ explain in detail the random sampling method that you would use in selecting your samples if you have the resources ( time, money and effort ) ˗ Use any of the 4 random sampling methods . ˗ Do not use convenience sampling method. b. Data collection method -2 marks ˗ explain in detail how your data was collected. c. Data Analysis method -6 marks ˗ what software was used to analyze your data ? ˗ what kind of tests and analysis was done for each of the research questions? e.g. co rrelation analysis, paired -sample t -tests, chi -square tests etc . d. Descriptive of the demographic variables -5 marks ˗ To describe the profile/background of the respondents in tabular, graphical and numerical measures. V. Findings and observations (70 marks) This section are finding s from your data analysis. (Explain all charts and tables that are included in this section). Contents of this section should include findings which answer your research questions. You need to answer ALL your RESEARCH QU ESTIONS that you listed in Section II I(b) . (The marks allocated will be from your workings in the EXCEL file as well as your explanation in the report - refer to the marking scheme) This section contains: I. Descriptive statistics of the variables in your research questions (graphical, tabular and numerical measures – with explanation) II. Explain the r esults and findings from the inferential analysis done based on your RESEARCH QUESTIONS . a) Estimation of population mean of a variable b) Estimation of population proportion of a variable c) The relationship between 2 nominal/ordinal variables d) Comparison of means of a ratio variable between 2 categories of a nominal variable e) Comparison of means of a ratio variable between 3 or more cat egories of a nominal f) Comparison of percentage (proportion) of a nominal variable among two categories Please include the relevant important output of analysis in your report : for example ANOVA table, contingency tables, two sample t -tests . (no need to show the hypothesis testing steps in the report . Please show all the workings and the hypothesis testing steps in the EXCEL file ) 3 VI. Conclusion and Recommendations (10 marks ) A summary of answers to your research questions. Include recommendat ions to your client based on your findings. VII. References (5 marks) a. Bibliography / References - (THIS IS COMPULSORY . If you did not include this, you will earn a zero for the whole report) – use APA format. Your report marks would also include the following: a. Proper format and organization. (5 marks) - Pages are properly formatted (numbered ) - Tables and images are properly arranged and pleasant to the eyes of the reader. - Tables, Figures and Images are properly labeled, numbered, and captioned . b. Mechanics of the language (5 marks) - Proper language and grammar - No spelling errors . - No short -forms (for example: won’t). Refer to the following resources in formatting your report. https://lc.hkbu.edu.hk/sall/english/doc/Introduction_Steps_writing_graph_description.pdf https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips -and -tools/figures -and -charts/ http://www.editage.com/insights/tips -on -effective -use -of-tables -and -figu res -in-research -papers Submit 2 files: 1. Report in pdf 2. EXCEL file – this file will contain all the d ata analysis for the research questions. This should include the hypothesis steps and workings for your research questions. Name your report as follows: MAT240S -GRP xxx .pdf (where xxx is your group number ) Name your EXCEL file as follows: MAT240S -GRPxxx. xlsx (where xxx is your group number ) 4 MARKING SCHEME OF REPORT I. Cover page 1 II. TOC 1 III. Introduction (10) - Overview of topic with literature review 5 - Purpose (list of research questions 3 - Significance 2 IV. METHODOLOGY (16) - Sampling method details 3 - Data collection method 2 - Data analysis method 6 - Descriptives of demographic variables 5 V. FINDINGS / RESULTS (70) ▪ Descriptive statistics of research question variables (charts/tables and numerical measures - with explanation) 10 ▪ Inferential Statistics – explain and summarize the findings - Estimation of MEAN and proportion 20 - HT of TWO ME ANs and proportions 20 - HT of more than 2 population means 10 - Test of Association/Independence 10 VI. CONCLUSION / RECOMMENDATION 10 VII. REFERENCES 5 VIII. OTHERS (10) - Format and Organization of report 5 - Language used and Mechanics (e.g. grammar, spelling etc) 5 TOTAL MARKS POSSIBLE (5%) 123 SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM MAT240S: APPLIED STATISTICS Session : MAY 2021 Instructor : Ms . Yasmin Abdul Aziz GROUP ASSIGNMENT {write your problem statement here} NAMES MATRICULATION ID. STUDENTS INFO: 1.2.
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SUBMISSION DATE: DUE DATE: 15 th July 2021 I/We have read and understood the college policy on plagiarism and academic dishonesty, and am/are aware of the consequences of violating the academic honesty code. I/We certify that this report is my/our own work, and any references to other resources are duly quoted / cred ited. Signature s of all group members : Sample of Table of Content s Contents 1.0 Introduction……………………………………………………… ….. page no 2.0 Methodology…………………………………………………………. page no 3.0 Findings/Observations………………………………………………...page no 3.1 Research Question 1………………………………………… page no 3.2 Rese arch Question 2…………………………………………..page no 3.3 ………………………………………………………………. page no 3.4 ………………………………………………………………. page no 3.5 ………………………………………………………………. page no 3.6 Research Questi on 6………………………………………… .page no 4.0 Conclusions / Recommendations……………………………………. page no 5.0 Appendix (refer to the attached file)………………………………….page no 6.0 References…………………………………………………………… page no
