descriptive data analysis
Paper instructions:
Develop a fictitious problem to examine – it can be anything. For example, maybe you want to look at whether scores on a standardized college placement test (such
as the SAT) are related to the level of income a person makes 10 years after college; or, whether those who participate in a Leadership Training program rated as
better managers compared to those who do not; or, whether ones political affiliation is related to gender. These are just a few examples; be creative and think about
what piques your interest. Also, address a problem that you may want to look at in future research for a thesis or dissertation. Please use either EXCEL or SPSS to
conduct this analysis.
The analysis report should include the following components:
1.Describe your research study.
2.State a hypothesis.
3.List and explain the variables you would collect in this study. There must be a minimum of three variables and two must meet the assumptions for a correlational
analysis.
4.Create a fictitious data set that you will analyze. The data should have a minimum of 30 cases, but not more than 50 cases.
5.Conduct a descriptive data analysis that includes the following:
•measure of central tendency
•measure of dispersion
•one graph or more
6.Briefly interpret the descriptive data analysis.
7.Conduct the appropriate statistical test that will answer your hypothesis. It must be a statistical test covered in this course such as regression analysis,
single t-test, independent t-test, cross-tabulations, Chi-square, or One-Way ANOVA. Explain your justification for using the test based on the type of data and the
level of measurement that the data lends to for the statistical analysis.
