Family Info & GPA

Lilian Martin
Introduction

The purpose of my research is to find possible correlations between a

student’s family size and their GPA. Most forms of media suggest that
only-children(without siblings) are over-achievers or perfectionists;
therefore, they will have higher GPAs. I hope to find out if this is a
misconception or an accurate idea.
Two-Way Table
Family Info &
GPA 4 3.5 3 2.5 1.0 - 2.0 Total

1 person

2 people 1 1

3 people 2 2 1 5

4 people 2 3 1 6

5 people 2 2 4

6+ people 2 2 4

Total 6 10 4 20
Two-Way Frequency Table (by total)
Family Info &
GPA 4 3.5 3 2.5 1.0 - 2.0 Total

1 person

2 people 1/20- 0.05 1/20- 0.05

3 people 2/20- 0.1 2/20- 0.1 1/20- 0.05 5/20- 0.25

4 people 2/20- 0.1 3/20- 0.15 1/20- 0.05 6/20- 0.3

5 people 2/20- 0.1 2/20- 0.1 4/20- 0.2

6+ people 2/20- 0.1 2/20- 0.1 4/20- 0.2

Total 6/20- 0.3 10/20- 0.5 4/20- 0.2 20/20- 1

Two-Way Frequency Table (by row)
Family Info &
GPA 4 3.5 3 2.5 1.0 - 2.0 Total

1 person

2 people 1/1- 1 1/1- 1

3 people 2/5- 0.4 2/5- 0.4 1/5-0.2 5/5- 1

4 people 2/6- 0.333 3/6- 0.5 1/6- 0.166 6/6- 1

5 people 2/4- 0.5 2/4- 0.5 4/4- 1

6+ people 2/4- 0.5 2/4- 0.5 4/4- 1

Total 6/20- 0.3 10/20- 0.5 4/20- 0.2 20/20- 1

Two-Way Frequency Table (by column)
Family Info &
GPA 4 3.5 3 2.5 1.0 - 2.0 Total

1 person

2 people 1/10- 0.1 1/20- 0.05

3 people 2/6- 0.333 2/10- 0.2 1/4- 0.25 5/20- 0.25

4 people 2/6- 0.333 3/10- 0.3 1/4- 0.25 6/20- 0.3

5 people 2/10- 0.2 2/4- 0.5 4/20- 0.2

6+ people 2/6- 0.333 2/10- 0.2 4/20- 0.2

Total 6/6- 1 10/10- 1 4/4- 1 20/20- 1

Source #1

75% of my data came from Drew students, while the other 25% came
from students that go to various public & private schools across Atlanta. My
data shows little difference between their GPAs and Drew students’ GPAs.
Source #2

My second source comes from pewsocialtrends.org, a

research center that shows social & demographic
trends. Their data shows that families with fewer
children go farther in education. However, their data
also shows that children that have at least one sibling,
tend to go farther than those that are an only child.
Source #3

My third source comes from www.sole-jole.org, a research report for the

University of Melbourne. As stated in the report, “We find that increasing
family-size from two to more than two children results in an objective
disadvantage in children’s achievement through test scores and an
additional subjective disadvantage expressed by teachers (either because of
stereotypes or because teachers have a more detailed view of children
achievements).”
Work Cited

Classmates & Friends

Pewsocialtrends.org
“Family Size, by Education.” Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends Project, 7 May 2015,
www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/05/07/childlessness-falls-family-size-grows-among-highly-educated-women/st_2015-05-0
7_childlessness-11/.

www.sole-jole.org
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A., and Julie Moschion. “The Impact of Family Size on School Achievement: Test Scores and
Subjective Assessments by Teachers and Parents .” Sole-Jole, Aug. 2013, www.sole-jole.org/14033.pdf.
 Questions
1. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by total, what is the percentage of the “4 people” with a “3.5” GPA?
2. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by total, what is the percentage of the “3 people” with a “3.5” GPA?
3. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by total, what is the percentage of the “6+ people” with a “4” GPA?
4. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by total, what is the percentage of the “4 people” with a “3” GPA?
5. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by row, what is the percentage of the “2 people” with a “3.5” GPA?
6. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by row, what is the percentage of the “5 people” with a “3” GPA?
7. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by row, what is the percentage of the “4 people” with a “4” GPA?
8. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by column, what is the percentage of the “5 people” with a “3.5” GPA?
9. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by column, what is the percentage of the “2 people” with a “3.5” GPA?
10. Based on the Two-Way Frequency Table by column, what is the percentage of the “6+ people” with a “3.5” GPA?