Week 7 Assignment 1: Data Interpretation Practicum

Omar Thompson
DDBA 8438
Dr. Diane Dusick
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thorough%& .ocumente.
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the assignment
re0uirements. Inc%u.ing
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thorough%& .ocument e%ements
as pro/i.e. in the assignment
re0uirements. Particu%ar parts
inc%u.ing +ut not %imite. to1 a
c%ear un.erstan.ing an.
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e%ements as pro/i.e. in the
assignment re0uirements.
Particu%ar parts inc%u.ing +ut
not %imite. to1 a c%ear
un.erstan.ing an.
un.erstan.ing an.
interpretation o2 the ta+%e
resu%ts1 i.enti2ication o2
nota+%e patterns1 tren.s1
re%ationships1
associations1 as 3e%% the
use o2 aca.emic sources
an. a summar& o2 the
resu%ts 3herein a c%ear
un.erstan.ing is e/i.ent.
O/era%% the 3ork re2%ects
organi4e. thought1
.ia%ectic re2%ection1 an.
higher5or.er thinking.
interpretation o2 the ta+%e
resu%ts1 i.enti2ication o2
nota+%e patterns1 tren.s1
re%ationships1 associations1 as
3e%% the use o2 aca.emic
sources an. a summar& o2 the
resu%ts are not 3e%% .one or .o
not pro/i.e a c%ear
un.erstan.ing. The ana%&sis is
not 3e%%5.one1 +ut .oes
contain some in.ication o2
organi4e. thought an. higher5
or.er thinking in.icati/e o2
.octora% 0ua%it& 3riting.
interpretation o2 the ta+%e
resu%ts1 i.enti2ication o2
nota+%e patterns1 tren.s1
re%ationships1 associations1 as
3e%% the use o2 aca.emic
sources an. a summar& o2 the
resu%ts are poor%& .one or
tota%%& a+sent. The ana%&sis
composition is poor or tota%%&
a+sent1 an. the 3ork .oes not
contain the organi4e. thought
an. higher5or.er thinking
in.icati/e o2 a .octora%
0ua%it& 3riting.
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Technica%
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Assignment pro/i.es
proper%& .isp%a&e. an.
APA 2ormatte. ta+%e's*1 as
3e%% as correct h&potheses
'nu%% an. a%ternate* 3hich
pro/i.e necessar&
e%ements
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.isp%a& an.6or APA 2ormat
ta+%e's*. 7&potheses +oth nu%%
an. a%ternate are pro/i.e.1 +ut
errors in content or 2ormat
e$ist.
Ta+%es an. h&potheses are
either poor%& .one or tota%%&
a+sent 2rom the assignment
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8t&%e1 9ormat1
Organi4ation
an. :rammar
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e$hi+iting higher %e/e%s o2
critica% thinking than
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-ommunicates in a
cohesi/e1 %ogica% st&%e.
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is 3e%% organi4e.. The
2ormat is eas& to 2o%%o31
2%o3s smooth%& 2rom one
i.ea to another1 an.
%ogica%%& con/e&s the ke&
i.eas. The st&%e remains
consistent.
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st&%e an. +asic ru%es o2 2orma%
#ng%ish grammar an. 3ritten
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.ocument is presente. in a
thought2u% manner; there is an
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transitions are eas& to 2o%%o31
+ut at times i.eas are unc%ear.
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st&%e an. +asic ru%es o2
2orma% #ng%ish grammar an.
3ritten essa& st&%e. Does not
e$hi+it higher %e/e%s o2
critica% thinking than
memor&6reca%%. Does not
communicate in a cohesi/e1
%ogica% st&%e. The .ocument is
inconsistent an. at times
unorgani4e.; 2ormat is
.i22icu%t to 2o%%o3; transitions
o2 i.eas are a+rupt an.
.istracting.
Data Interpretation Practicum
Purpose of the Study
The purpose o2 this stu.& 3as to .etermine i2 there is a signi2icant re%ationship +et3een
rea.ing an. 3riting score. 9or the purpose o2 this stu.&1 I am using .ataset samp%e<.ataset.sa/.
The /aria+%es use. in this stu.& are rea.ing an. 3riting scores o2 " stu.ents. Both /aria+%es
are measure. on ration sca%e. The stu.& h&pothesis is as gi/en +e%o3.
71: The 3riting score can +e use. to pre.ict the rea.ing score.
71A: The 3riting score cannot +e use. to pre.ict the rea.ing score.
Findings
Descriptive Statistics
In this stu.&1 tota% " stu.ents are inc%u.e.. The mean rea.ing score o2 "
stu.ents is 'M = 3!!.)>1 SD = "3.1"1 n = "*. The mean 3riting score is 'M = 4".471
SD = ").")1 n = "1 see Table 1*. The corre%ation coe22icient +et3een rea.ing an.
3riting scores is 'R = .7>1 p ? .1*. The coe22icient o2 .etermination +et3een rea.ing
score an. 3riting score is .)77>. The 2igure 1 an. 2igure " presents the histogram 2or
rea.ing score an. 3riting score o2 stu.ents. Both histograms in.icates that the +oth
rea.ing an. 3riting scores are appro$imate%& norma%%& .istri+ute.. The scatter p%ot sho3s
a positi/e re%ationship +et3een the +et3een rea.ing score an. 3riting score 'see Figure
3*.
Table 1
Descriptive Statistics

n M SD
@ea.ing score " 3!!.)> "3.1"
Writing score " 4".47 ").")
Figure1: 7istogram sho3ing .istri+ution o2 rea.ing 8cores
Figure2: 7istogram sho3ing .istri+ution o2 3riting score
Figure 3: 8catter p%ot sho3ing re%ationship +et3een rea.ing score an. 3riting score
Inferential Statistic
The %inear @egression ana%&sis is per2orme. to test i2 there is a signi2icant re%ationship +et3een
rea.ing score an. 3riting score. The coe22icient o2 .etermination 2or %inear regression e0uation is
r
2
= .)77 in.icating that )7.7A /ariation in rea.ing score is e$p%aine. +& in.epen.ent /aria+%e
3riting score. The mo.e% gi/en +& %inear regression is signi2icant 'F '11 1!8* ="7.111 p ? .11
see Table 2*.
Table 2
ANOVA Table
8ource SS df MS F
@egression >1371.") 1 >1371.") "7.11
@esi.ua% 44!87.! 1!8 ""7."1"
Tota% 1>3)!.1> 1!!
The %inear regression coe22icient to pre.ict rea.ing score 2rom the 3riting score is
' = .>!)8"1 S! =.4"1 t = 1>.431 p ? .11 see Table 3*. The %inear regression e0uation 2or
pre.icting rea.ing score using 3riting score is gi/en in e0uation 1. This e0uation in.icates that
the 2or a unit change in 3riting score1 the rea.ing score increases +& .>!). The rea.ing score
3i%% +e 11!.>) 3hen 3riting score is 4ero.
@ea.ing score = 11!.>) B .>!) C '3riting 8core* < < < < < < #0uation 1
Table 3
Su""ar# $f Regressi$n Anal#sis

8#
t p
'-onstant* 11!.>) 17.>) 7.1 ? .
Writing score .>!) .4" 1>.44 ? .
Conclusions
@esu%ts o2 regression ana%&sis in.icate a signi2icant positi/e re%ationship +et3een rea.ing
score an. 3riting score. 7ence 3e reDect the nu%% h&pothesis an. 3e can conc%u.e that1 3riting
score can +e use. to pre.ict the rea.ing score E:reen1 8. B.1 F 8a%kin.1 G. H. "11I.
References
Bos%augh1 8. '"13*. Statistics in a nuts%ell '"n. e..*. 8e+astopo%1 -A: OJ@ei%%& ,e.ia1 Inc.
:reen1 8. B.1 F 8a%kin.1 G. H. '"11*. &sing S'SS f$r (ind$)s and Macint$s%: Anal#*ing and
understanding data '>th e..*. Kpper 8a..%e @i/er1 GH: Prentice 7a%%.