ASSIGNMENT

JANUARY 2017 SEMESTER

SUBJECT CODE : DMED 2103

SUBJECT TITLE : STATISTICS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

LEVEL : MASTER

STUDENTS NAME :

MATRIC NO. :

PROGRAMME :

ACADEMIC FACILITATOR :

LEARNING CENTRE :
 PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT
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KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : DMED 2103

TAJUK KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : STATISTICS FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
SEMESTER /SEMESTER : JANUARY 2017
ASSIGNMENT : 2
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ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. Tugasan ini mengandungi LIMA(5) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam modul bercetak kursus ini. / This
assignment contains FIVE (5) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course.

2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English.

3. Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada LMS untuk penyediaan dan
penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New
Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Download the language version of the assignment template concerned
from the LMS for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using
12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing.

4. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Do not copy the assignment question
and instructions to your answer.

5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ON-LINE melalui LMS. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk
arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan
senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your assignment ON-LINE
via the LMS. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You
are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference.

6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your assignment
ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan SEBELUM 15 April, 2017. Serahan selepas 15 April 2017 TIDAK akan
diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted before 15 April, 2017. Submission after 15 April, 2017
will NOT be accepted.

8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga
dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. / Your assignment should be
prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise
another persons work as your own.

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1. In order to test the effictiveness of a training programme to improve students knowledge
on computer skill, data on knowledge level were collected both before and after the training
programme. Data on knowledge score are as follows:-

Pre-score 4 5 3 4 6 3 2 5 4 3
Post score 8 6 5 7 9 6 5 6 6 7

a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypothesis (2 %).

b. Test the hypothesis that the knowledge score before and after training is
significantly different at 0.05 level of significance (15%).
c. State your conclusion (3%).
[20%]

2. The following set of data showing the distribution of student academic performance by
their place of origin. Academic performance is categorized into low, moderate and high.

Place of Academic Performance Total

origin Low Moderate High
Urban 20 42 35 97
Rural 35 25 10 70
Total 55 67 45 167

Test the association between academic performance and place of origin at .05 level of
confidence

a. State the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis (2%)

b. Calculate the chi-square value (12%)
c. State your decision and conclusion (6%)
[20%]

3. A Professor is interested to study the academic achievement of three Master

programmes. Data on the cumulative grade point (CGPA) of samples from Master of
Education, Master of Engineering and Master of Arts are presented below:-

Education Engineering Arts

2.3 2.5 3.1
2.2 2.7 3.3
2.4 2.7 3.2
2.3 2.9 2.9
2.5 2.6 3.0

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 a. State the appropriate null and alternative hypothesis (2 %).
b. Calculate the total sum of square, SST (manual calculation) (2%).
c. Calculate between-groups sum of square (SSB) and mean square (manual
calculation) (2 %).
d. Calculate within groups sum of square (SSW) and mean square (manual
calculation) (2%).
e. Complete the ANOVA Summary Table (2%).
f. Run the One-way Analysis of Variance using SPSS and compare the results. Screen
snapshot the ANOVA Summary table. State your decision (5%).
g. Run Post Hoc test to determine which of the groups are significantly different
(using Turkey HSD). Screen snapshot the Turkey HSD (5%).

[20%]

4. It has been consistently shown from review of literature that X is negatively related to
Y. To further prove this hypothesis, data were collected from a randomly selected sample
shown below:

(X) (Y)
17 8
16 10
18 8
17 10
16 11
15 13
14 16
15 14
18 9

a. Calculate the correlation coefficient (r) (6%).

b. Describe the strength of the relationship referring to Guildfords Rule of Thumb (2%).
c. Test the hypothesis at 0.01 level of significance (10%).
d. State your conclusion (2%).
[20%]

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5. Based on the data given below, regress X on Y by using SPSS.

X 4 5 8 7 13 12 9 8 6
Y 2 3 5 6 10 9 7 6 3

a. State the null and alternative hypothesis for regression model (2%).
b. From the model summary table, justify the quality of prediction of the dependent
variable (2%).
c. From the ANOVA table, discuss whether the independent variable is statistically
significant in predicting the dependent variable (2%).
d. State the general form of equation for prediction. Find the value of Y when X=150
(4%).
e. From the coefficient table, test the statistical significance of the independent
variable (8%).
f. State your conclusion (2%).
[20%]

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