Statistics for Educational Research

EDU5950
Semester 1 2013-14
Assignment I

1. The following scores (number of correct answers) on a ten-question quiz were

from fifteen students. Draw a frequency table of data and construct:
a) a histogram,
b) a frequency polygon and
c) an ogive

Student
A
B
C
D
E

Score
6
7
8
7
9

Student
F
G
H
I
J

Score
10
6
7
8
9

Student
K
L
M
N
O

Score
8
6
8
8
9

2. Based on the following set of data,

a. Identify for the seven variables - the variables name, scale of
measurement and which category (dependent /independent)
b. For each variable produce a most appropriate graphical display of the
variable, which can graphically illustrate the data. Write interpretation
of the results.
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GENDER: Male 1 or Female 2

MATH_PMR: Overall Grade at PMR
MATHS_FINAL: Mathematics grade at PMR
PRETEST: Performance score before experiment
POSTTEST: Performance score after experiment
PROC: Procedural knowledge attained
CONC: Conceptual knowledge attained
No

GENDER

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2

MATH_
PMR
B
B
A
A
B
B
A
C
B
A
C
B
A
D
D
C
B
B
C
A
D
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
A
B
A
A
B
B

MATH_
FINAL
A
C
A
C
C
C
A
B
B
A
D
C
C
D
C
A
A
B
B
A
C
C
A
A
B
A
B
A
B
B
A
A
B
B
B
C

PRETEST
6
7
1
7
7
10
8
6
8
10.5
1
6
4
0
8
4
8.5
7
8
6
6
6
15
7
9
16
7
20
9
12
16
6
7
9
9
4

POSTTEST
14
14
14.5
14.5
13.5
12
15
9
10
15
17
16
12
12
15
14
12
11
15
16
15
14
18
16
18
20
15
20
19.5
19
18
8
10
10
10
8.5

PROC CONC
19
19
17
19
18
20
19
18
17
19
18
18
18
17
15
20
15
17
18
18
17
20
20
17
18
20
16
19
18
17
15
19
19
18
19
19

8
8
9
9
8
6
9
3
5
10
11
10
8
7
8
8
7
5
10
11
9
8
12
10
12
14
9
14
14
13
12
2
4
4
4
2
2

37
38

2
2

C
B

C
B

4
7

8
12

18
19

2
6

3.

Based on the above set of data, identify the variables understudy and for each
variable, determine and calculate the most appropriate measure of central tendency
and following that write your interpretation of the results.

4.

Based on the above set of data, identify the variables understudy and for each
variable, determine and calculate the most appropriate measure of variability and
following that write your interpretation of the results.

5.

Based on the above set of data, calculate the mean for POSTTEST scores, PROC
and CONC separately for the male and female students and compare the means of
the two groups (male and female). Write your interpretation of the results.

6. Summary of students scores for the midterm exam is presented in the following
table:
Scores

Frequency

Percent

1-20

21-40

1.7

41-60

13.8

61-80

35

60.4

81-100

14

24.1

Total

58

100

Based on the data:

a) Construct an appropriate display of the above data. Justify your answer.
b) Calculate mean and median.
c) What can you interpret based on the above calculate statistics?

7. A group committed to quality television has been concerned about a new talk
show. For two weeks, they decide to count the number of words that must be
"bleeped" as too obscene for television and the number of physical altercations.
They hope that after recording this data that they will be able to argue that the
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show is inappropriate for television, particularly during the day. The data for a
number of words censored is provided below.
342, 267, 321, 157, 331, 349, 254, 166, 132, 289, 201, 229, 198, 401,
391, 285, 165, 367, 393
a)
b)
c)
d)

Construct an appropriate stem and leaf plot of the above data.

Find the Mean, Median, and Mode for the above data.
What does this information tell you about the talk show?
Describe the distribution?