APPLIED STATISTICS (SQQS2013)

FIRST SEMESTER 2016/2017 (A161)

GROUP PROJECT (20%)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. The members for each group must be at least 3 members and not exceed 5 members.

2. The report consists of:

a) Cover sheet with:
i. Color: LIGHT GREEN A4 PAPER.
ii. NO PLASTIC COVER.
iii. Information: Course group (A, B, … or N), matric number in ascending
(smallest to largest) followed by the name of group members, lecturer’s
name and date of submission.
b) Table of Contents.
c) Answer sheet:
- Answer all questions.
- Use SPSS to analyze the data.
- Report must be in handwriting EXCEPT the SPSS output. Refer the
example in APPENDIX A.
- Please enclose the appropriate and useful SPSS’s output for each question.
- Please enclose your original data set.
d) References –list at least TWO reference books. The references must follow
American Psychology Association (APA) format.

3. Answer ALL the questions based on the given data set. Total Marks is 45.

4. Marks will be given based on:

i. Project report - 15%
ii. Peer evaluation - 5%

TOTAL 20%

5. The due date: 13 DECEMBER 2016 (Tuesday).

 APPENDIX A

Example sheet on how to answer this question.

To answer each question:

1. Paste the correct output after the question
2. Circle the value you need in your answer
3. Answer the question as in your notes (handwriting)

Obtain the 98% confidence interval for the average time (month) taken by the graduates to find
their first job and thus explain the value.
(3 marks)

One-Sample Test

Test Value = 0
98% Confidence
Interval of the
Mean Difference
Sig. (2- Differenc
T df tailed) e Lower Upper
time taken by
the graduates
5.55 150 0.06 5.474 5.33 7.73
to find their
first job

The 98% confidence interval for the average time (month) taken by
the graduates to find their first job is given by

5.33    7.73

Conclusion:

We are 98% confidence that the average time taken by the graduates
to find their first job is between 5.33 and 7.73 months.

THIS ANSWER MUST BE IN HANDWRITING

 APPENDIX B

Appendix A

APPLIED STATISTICS (SQQS2013)

GROUP PROJECT

GROUP ??

FIRST SEMESTER

SESSION 2016/2017

NAME OF YOUR LECTURER

QUESTION 1

A researcher has done an experiment to investigate the effect of drying temperature of wheat grain
on the baking quality of bread. Three temperature levels were used, and the response variable
measured was the volume of the loaf of bread produce. The data are as follows:

TABLE 1
Temperature (ºC) Volume (CC)
70 1245 1235 1285 1245 1235
75 1235 1240 1200 1220 1210
80 1225 1200 1170 1155 1095

Based on the data in TABLE 1, answer the following questions (a) until (f).

a) If temperature is 70 ºC, can you conclude that the mean bread volume less than 1300 CC
at α=0.01?
(5 marks)

b) Is there any difference of mean bread volume when the highest temperature (80 ºC) and
the lowest temperature (70 ºC) are used in the experiment? Use α=0.01.
(9 marks)

c) Find the 99% confidence interval for the situation in 1(b). Interpret.
(3 marks)

d) Is there any similar decision between 1(b) and 1(c)? Explain.

(2 marks)

e) Does drying temperature affect mean bread volume? Use α=0.01.

(5 marks)

f) Show the result of Bonferroni test for the data in TABLE 1. Use α=0.01. Briefly report
your analysis.
(13 marks)
g) Then, the researcher extended the experiment by using the specific worker (A, B, C, D and
E) as a block. The data is displayed in TABLE 2.

TABLE 2
Worker
Temperature (ºC)
A B C D E
70 1250 1245 1295 1235 1230
75 1245 1250 1230 1220 1240
80 1238 1210 1150 1155 1020

i. Analyze the data in TABLE 2 at α=0.01 to see whether drying temperature affect
mean bread volume?
(5 marks)

ii. Is there any effect of the block to the result in 1(g)(i) compare to 1(e)? Explain.
(3 marks)

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