Republic of the Philippines

TARLAC AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

Camiling, Tarlac

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION-GRADUATE PROGRAM

Master of Arts in Education

Awarded Level III Reaccredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered
Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) – Qualified for Level IV

FINAL EXAMINATION
Statistics in Education

I. Directions: Write the research objective, hypothesis (if needed) and statistical tool/s to be used in the following statement of the
problems below:

• How may the freshman college students of TAU be described in terms of their Science Performance?

Objective: To describe the freshman college student of TAU in terms of their science performance

Hypothesis (if any): Freshman college student of TAU performed well in their Science subject

Statistical Tool/s: Collecting data

• How may the freshman college students of TAU be described in terms of their attributes such as: sex, age, family income
(low, average, high) and marital status (single/married)?

Objective: To describe the freshman college of TAU in terms of theirs attributes such as sex, age, family income (low, average,
high) and marital status (single/married).

Hypothesis (if any): There is significant relationship between freshman students college of TAU in their attributes such as
sex, age, family income (low, average, high) and marital status (single/married).

Statistical Tool/s: Interview

• To what extent do the Science performance of freshman college students of TAU relate to each of their attributes?

Objective: To determine the extent do the science performance of freshman college students of TAU in relationship to each
of their attributes

Hypothesis (if any): There is no significant relationship between freshman college students of TAU and their attributes in
terms of science performance

Statistical Tool/s: Data Gathering

• To what extent do the Science performance of male and female freshman college students of TAU differ?

Objective: To determine the extent of relationship between male and female freshman college students of TAU differ in terms
of science performance

Hypothesis (if any): There is a significant relationship between male and female freshman college students of TAU in terms
of science performance

Statistical Tool/s:

• To what extent do the Science performance of TAU freshman college students vary when classified in terms of their
family income (high, average, low)?

Objective:

Hypothesis (if any):

Statistical Tool/s: Data Gathering, Analyzing and Collecting

• To what extent do the selected attributes of freshman college students of TAU influence their Science performance?

Objective: To determine the extent of the selected attributes of freshman college student of TAU influence their science
performance
Hypothesis (if any): There is a significant relationship between selected attributes of freshman college students of TAU in the
influence in their science performance

Statistical Tool/s: Data Gathering, Interview, Collecting data and Analyzing

Directions: Given the following problems below, compute using the SPSS and interpret the results. Prepare an
appropriate table for the presentation of results. 10 pts each

1. The following are the general point average (GPA) of 30 students in Mathematics and English. At 5% level of
significance, test the null hypothesis which states that “There is no significant relationship between the GPA of 30
students in English and in Mathematics” assuming that the distribution is normal.

Student Mathematics English

Number
1 84 84
2 82 83
3 87 80
4 80 81
5 80 83
6 80 81
7 83 84
8 83 83
9 85 86
10 83 81
11 83 82
12 85 85
13 78 82
14 85 84
15 79 80
16 81 81
17 81 83
18 81 84
19 83 86
20 84 83
21 81 86
22 80 83
23 81 84
24 80 81
25 85 86
26 82 87
27 78 87
28 82 84
29 82 82
30 83 83

Table 1. The general point average (GPA) of 30 students in Mathematics and English.
Variables Mean Significance Value Remarks
Mathematics 82.0333 .017 Significant
English 83.3000 .017 Significant
Table 1 shows the result of general average of 30 students in Mathematics and English.
It is evident from the table that there is a significant relationship between the GPA of 30 students in English and in
Mathematics.
The 30 students have the same GPA in both ENGLISH AND Mathematics.

2. Before showing a documentary film on abuses against women, 20 (10 males and 10 females) respondents were given a
test towards abuses against women. The following table shows the results:

No. Scores of Male Respondents No. Score of Female

Respondents
1 90 1 85
2 75 2 80
3 81 3 82
 4 82
5 77
6 76
7 78
8 80
9 82
10 79
4 83
5 85
6 80
7 82
8 85
9 83
10 86

a. Can we say that “there is no significant difference on the scores of males and females in the test given
to them”?
Table 2. The scores of Male and Female in the test towards abuses against women

Variables Mean Significance Value Remarks

Scores of Male 80.0000 .164 Not Significant

Respondents
Scores of Female 83.1000 .164 Not Significant
Respondents
Table 2 presents the scores of male and female respondents in the test towards abuses against women.
The result shows that there is no significant difference on the scores of males and females given in the test.

3. Before showing a documentary film on abuses against women, 10 male respondents were given an attitude test towards
abuses against women. After the film showing the same test were given. The following table shows the results:

Student Attitude Toward Abuses to Women

Before After
1 90 85
2 75 80
3 81 82
4 82 83
5 77 85
6 76 80
7 78 82
8 80 85
9 82 83
10 79 86

a. Can we say that the film affected a significant change in attitude? Use α = .05.
Table 3. The result of the attitude test before and after showing a documentary film on abuses against women.
Variables Regression Significance Value Remarks
Before .476 .082 Not Significant
After .476 .082 Not Significant

Table 3 describes the result of the attitude test towards abuses against women after the film showing.
We can say that the film affected a not significant change in attitude. There is no difference between the result before and
after the film showed. After the students watch the film they have the same impression about abuses against women.

4. The amount of dirt in milligrams that the four brands of laundry detergent have removed are shown in the table below.
Test of .05 level of significance if there is a significant variation among the mean amount of dirt removed by the four
brands of laundry detergent.

Amount of Dirt Removed by Four Brands of Detergent

Brand A Brand B Brand C Brand D
10 11 10 17
12 13 11 15
16 16 15 17
16 18 14 19
14 20 12 21
TABLE 4. The amount of dirt in milligrams about the 4 brands of laundry detergent.

Variables Mean Significance Value Remarks

Brand A (a) 13.6000 .000 Significant

 Brand B (a) 15.6000 .001 Significant

Brand C (a) 12.4000 .000 Significant

Brand D (a) 17.8000 .000 Significant

Table 4 describes the amount of dirt in milligrams about the four brands of laundry detergent.
Based on the evidence we cannot reject the hypothesis. There is a significant variation among the mean amount of dirt
removed by the four brands of the laundry detergent.

5. A researcher wants to find out if sex and type of school graduated from significantly influenced Statistics performance
of Grade XII students of Pasang-Awa Senior High School. Test the significance using 5% level of significance.

Sex, Type of School Graduated From and Statistics Performance

Sex Type of School Statistics
Performance
Male Private 98
Male Public 80
Female Private 75
Female Public 45
Male Public 99
Female Public 88
Male Public 67
Female Private 97
Male Public 84
Female Private 56
Male Public 43
Male Private 34
Male Private 99
Male Private 24
Female Public 99
Female Public 83
Male Private 95
Male Private 80
Female Private 99
Female Public 85
Female Public 66
Male Public 98
Male Private 88
Male Private 58
Male Public 87
Male Public 78
Male Private 70
Female Private 60
Female Public 75
Female Private 90
Table 5. The statistical performance of grade 12 students of Pasang-Awa Senior High School.

Variables Mean Significance Value Remarks

Sex 1.43 .724 Not Significant

Types of School 1.50 .724 Not Significant

Table 5 shows the result of statistical performance of Grade XII students of Pasang-Awa Senior High School.
It is evident that there is no significant influenced in Sex and Type of school in their Statistics performance. Thus, we can
reject the hypothesis.

Scoring Guide in Checking your Answers in Problem Solving:

Accuracy in Computation – 5 points
5 – there is no error in the solution and the final answer (flawless)
4 – there is no error in the solution but with incorrect answer
3 – there are only few errors (about 1 or 2) in the computation leading to incorrect answer
2 – there are plenty of errors in the computation
1 – no solution (just the final answer)
0 – no attempt

Accuracy / Correctness of Interpretation & Conclusion – 5 points

-decides correctly (whether to accept or reject Ho)
- interprets /concludes correctly based on the decision made
-summarizes the findings in not less than two sentences
-states the conclusions / findings in grammatically correct statements

Guide:
5 – if all indicators are evident
4 – if only 3 indicators are evident
3 – if only 2 indicator are evident
2 – if only 1 indicator is evident
1 – if none of the indicators is evident
0 – no attempt

DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION

Take Home Final Examination – December 28, 2018 (Friday), thru e-mail (njpetero@gmail.com ) in pdf file /courier is
accepted. Note: 5 points per day will be deducted from the total score for late submission

Prepared by:

NOEL J. PETERO
Course Professor