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MPU 1034 The Application of Statistics in Educational Research 1

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA FACULTY OF EDUCATION MID-TERM EXAMINATION SEMESTER III SESSION 2012/2013
THE APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 1 Three hours
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO Instructions: 1. This question paper consists of four questions 2. Answer all questions. 3. The marks allocated for each question are shown in brackets. 4. Answer all questions on the provided answer sheet. 5. You are allowed to answer in Bahasa Melayu or in English. 6. This is an open-book exam. You can refer to any relevant reference.

WARNING: Disciplinary action will be taken against students who are found cheating during the examination.

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a) For the following variables, state the levels or types of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or interval/ratio). Give a reason for each of your classification. State also whether the measurements are discrete or continuous. i) Weights (measured in kilograms) Interval/ratio & continuous Interval values are equal The Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree) Ordinal Nominal Ikut urutan Ikut kategori Discrete Discrete Football players uniform numbers (1, 2, 3, . 20, 30 ) Ordinal Nominal Ikut urutan Ikut kategori Discrete Discrete Clothing sizes (small, medium, large) Ordinal Nominal Ikut urutan Ikut kategori Discrete Discrete Heights of people (measured in meter) Interval/ratio [15 marks]

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b) A participant in a research study is given 50 words and later asked to recall as many as he can of those 50 words. This participant recalls 17. What is the i) ii) Variable? Number of words All possible values? 1-50 [5 marks]

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The help center for students experiencing difficulties in statistic class opened last week. Following are the number of students who visited it: 20 26 27 28 15 26 28 28 27 31 20 30 25 26 22 15

a) What is the mean, mode and median for the above values? Mean : 394 / 16 : 24.625 Mode : 26, 28 Median : 15,15, 20,20, 22, 25, 26, 26, 26, 27, 27, 28, 28, 28 30, 31 : 26 b) Calculate the variance and standard deviation S2 : nx2 (x)2 n(n-1) :16(10058) (394)2 16(15) : 23.72 SD: 23.72 = 4.87 c) If the information is to be organized into a grouped frequency distribution: i) How many classes would you recommend? Why?

Julat : 31.5-14.5 : 17 8 klas, selang kelas : 3 X 30-32 27-29 24-26 21-23 18-20 15-17 12-14 i) ii) F 2 5 4 1 2 2 0 Fx 16 14 9 5 4 2 0 rF 2/16 5/16 4/16 (25%) 1/16 2/16 2/16 0

Organize the information into a frequency distribution and determine the relative frequency Draw a histogram for the above data.

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5 4 3 2 1 0 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33

d) Describe the general shape of the distribution Negative skew [30 marks]

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Suppose that marks of an IQ test of a population of students are normally distributed with mean 200 and standard deviation 40 a) What is the value of the standard score (z) for a student who scores 160? 160-200 : -1 40 b) What percentage of students score less than 160?

: 0.1587 : 15.87% = 15.9%

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c) What percentage of students scores are between 135 and 235? % yg kurang drpd 160

Z: 135-200 40 : -1.625 P1 :0.4484 (tgk kwsn D) Z : 235-200 40 : 0.875 P2 = 0.3106 P1+P2 = 0.4484+0.3106 = 0.759 = 75.9% d) How many marks must a student score in order to be at the top 20% Group Given, P= 20% = 0.20 From table, Z= 0.84 Z= X- x 0.84 = X 200 40 = 234

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A researcher would like to evaluate the effect of a new mathematics program for second-grade students. For the past five years, a standardized test given at the end of second grade has produced an approximately normal distribution with a mean score of = 45 and standard deviation = 10. A sample of n = 25 students is placed in the new program and, at the end of the school year they obtained a mean test score of = 51. Based on these data can the researcher conclude that the new program has a significant effect on reading scores? Use = .05. a. Using symbols, state the hypotheses for this test. H0 : 45 Ha = 45 b. Locate the critical region for = .05.

0.025 Bounderies : z= + 1.96

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c. Calculate the z statistic for this sample. X = 51 , n= 25 Standard eror = 10 = 10 = 2 25 5 Z= 51-45 = 6 = 3 2 2 d. What decision should the researcher make? Z lies in critical region. To reject null hypothesis hence, there is significant change /effect [25 marks] GOOD LUCK

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