Research project Statistic

STA2023
Research Project
 
Instructions: Choose one of the following research questions below to address for your project. You can work on your project individually or in a team (no more than 3). You will use the student data file that you have already worked with for CT assignments # 1 and #2. Follow the outline of the example of the completed project that is provided. In other words, you will formulate hypotheses for each of the sub-questions and then show the results addressing each hypothesis. The Due date for your completed project is Dec 02 @12:30PM.
 
Research questions pertaining to student survey
1. Is there a difference in GPA by gender? In other words, who has the higher GPA male students or female students?
a. Do female students experience more anxiety in taking statistics than male students?
b. Do female students perceive statistics to be more difficult than male students?
c. Do female students work more hours on their jobs than male students?
d. Do female students spend more hours on their homework than male students?
 
2. Is there a difference in GPA by race? In other words, who has the highest GPA among Black, Hispanic, White and Other students?
a. Which group experiences the most anxiety in taking statistics?
b. Which group perceive statistics to be the most difficult?
c. Which group has completed the most credit hours?
d. Which group spends the most time on their homework?
 
3. Does employment affects a student’s GPA? In other words, who has the higher GPA students who are employed or students who are not employed?
a. Do employed students experience more anxiety in taking statistics?
b. Do employed students perceive statistics to be more difficult?
c. Which group has completed more credit hours, students who are employed or those who are not employed?
d. Which group spends more time on their homework, students who are employed or those who are not employed?
 
4. Is there a difference in GPA between students who attended high school in a foreign country and those who attended high school in the USA?
a. Do students who attended high school in a foreign country experience more anxiety in taking statistics than students who attended high school in the USA?
b. Do students who attended high school in a foreign country perceive statistics to be more difficult than students who attended high school in the USA?
c. Which group has completed more credit hours, students who attended high school in a foreign country or students who attended high school in the USA?
d. Which group spends more time on their homework? Students who attended high school in a foreign country or students who attended high school in the USA?
 
5. Is there a difference in GPA between students who are the first in their family to attend college and those who are not?
a. Do students who are the first in their family to attend college experience more anxiety in taking statistics than students who are not the first in their family to attend college?
b. Do students who are the first in their family to attend college perceive statistics to be more difficult than students who are not the first in their family to attend college?
c. Which group has completed more credit hours, students who are the first in their family to attend college or those who are not the first in their family to attend college?
d. Which group spends more time on their homework? Students who attended high school in a foreign country or students who attended high school in the USA?
 
6. Is there a difference in GPA between students who are taking online courses this semester and those who are not?
a. Do students who are taking online courses experience more anxiety in taking statistics than students who are not taking any online courses?
b. Do students who are taking online courses perceive statistics to be more difficult than students who are not taking any online courses?
c. Which group has completed more credit hours, students who are taking online courses this semester or those who are not taking any online courses this semester?
d. Which group spends more time on their homework, students who are taking online courses this semester or those who are not taking any online courses this semester?
 
7. Is there a difference in GPA by age? Who has a higher, GPA students younger than 20, those between the ages of 20 – 30, or those over 30 years old?
a. Which group experiences the most anxiety in taking statistics, those younger than 20, those between the ages of 20 – 30, or those over 30 years old?
b. Which group perceives statistics to be the most difficult, those younger than 20, those between the ages of 20 – 30, or those over 30 years old?
c. Which group has completed the most credit hours, those younger than 20, those between the ages of 20 – 30, or those over 30 years old?
d. Which group spends the most time on their homework, those younger than 20, those between the ages of 20 – 30, or those over 30 years old?