Statistical Analysis

Module 1

Table 1: Variables' Names, Labels, Values, and Measures

Variable Name

Variable Label

Values

Level of

Measurement (LoM)

percept

Perception of the Quality of their Education

0 = "Substandard Quality - not prepared for any position"

1 = "Low Quality - Prepared for Low Wage position"

2 = "Good Quality - Prepared for Community College"

3 = "High Quality - Prepared for 4 Yr. College"

Nominal

district

County Education District

1 = "Western District"

2 = "Eastern District"

3 = "Northern District"

4 = "Southern District"

Nominal

residenc

Urban or Rural School District

1 = "Urban School District"

2 = "Rural School District"

dichotomous

childfamily

Number of Children in Household

0 = "One Child"

1 = "Two Children"

2 = "Three Children"

3 = "Four Children"

4 = "Five Children"

5 = "Six or More Children"

Ordinal

religion

Religion

1 = "Christian"

2 = "Muslim"

dichotomous

tvviewing

Hours of TV Watched Each Week

0 = "0-14 hours of TV viewing"

1 = "15 or more hours of viewing"

dichotomous

listens

Listens to public radio every week

0 = "No"

1 = "Yes"

dichotomous

tutors

Uses Tutors

0 = "No"

1 = "Yes"

dichotomous

Agegroup

Age Group of Student

14 = "14.0-15.0 yrs"

15 = "15.1-16.0 yrs"

16 = "16.1- 17.0 yrs"

17 = "17.1- 17.0 yrs"

Ordinal

Plancollege

Planning for College

0 = "Planning to Attend College"

1 = "Not Planning to Attend College"

dichotomous

studentgrade

High School Grade

1 = "9th Grade"

2 = "10th Grade"

3 = "11th Grade"

4 = "12th Grade"

Nominal

mathscores

Math Test Scores

0 - 100

Scale

readingscores

Reading Test Scores

0 - 10

Scale

Descriptive Statistics

 

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

Variance

Perception of the Quality of their Education

1390

1.384173

0.919687789

0.845826

County Education District

1390

2.307914

1.149768484

1.321968

Urban or Rural School District

1390

1.665468

0.471996545

0.222781

Number of Children in Household

1390

1.414388

0.850744911

0.723767

Religion

1390

1.269784

0.444007322

0.197143

Hours of TV Watched Each Week

1390

0.071223

0.257289578

0.066198

Listens to public radio every week

1390

0.479856

0.499773866

0.249774

Uses Tutors

1390

0.893525

0.308555387

0.095206

Age Group of Student

1390

15.3295

1.038873874

1.079259

Planning for College

1390

0.279137

0.448736298

0.201364

High School Grade

1390

2.329496

1.038873874

1.079259

Math Test Scores

1390

79.56331

14.63552708

214.1987

Reading Test Scores

1390

80.46475

14.42569334

208.1006

Valid N (listwise)

1390

 

 

 

Module 2

1) T test

Research Question: Is the average perception of the males and females statistically same or different for the branded clothing stores

H0: The mean of the two populations are statistically same

H1: The mean of the two populations are statistically different

2) One Way ANOVA

Research Question: Is the average perception of the Blacks, Asians and Whites statistically same or different for the branded clothing stores?

H0: The mean of the more than two populations are statistically same

H1: The mean of the more than two populations are statistically different



3) Two way ANOVA

Research Question: Does the read hours affect the average grades of the students, which are A B C D, keeping the type of text books as a determining factor? HO:

The population average related to factor 1 is equal. The population average related to factor 2 is equal.

There is no interaction among these factors. H1: The population average related to factor 1 is not equal. The population average related to factor 2 is not equal.

There is interaction among these factors.

4) ANCOVA

Research Question: Is the ethnicity and the age of the respondent a strong determinant for his consumption rate or not?

HO = There is no relationship between Independent Variable and the Dependent Variable, controlling the Control Variable. All three means are significantly equal, where F = 0.

H1 = There is a relationship between Independent Variable and the Dependant Variable, ...