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Celebration of Knowledge Assignment

Objective: the objective for this week's Celebration of Knowledge is for you to apply your newly acquired statistical knowledge to hypotheses and research questions

Directions: to complete this assignment, read through the hypotheses and research questions below. For each one, indicate whether the variables are categorical (qualitative) or continuous (quantitative) and list the appropriate statistical test (dependent samples t-test, independent samples t-test, ANOVA, chi-square) that should be used to answer the hypothesis or research question. 20 questions (each question is worth 1 point).

For each of the following: (a) identify if the variables are categorical or continuous, (b) identify what inferential test you should use to answer the H/RQ (dependent samples t-test, independent samples t-test, ANOVA, chi-square).

Question 1. RQ: Do men and women differ in their use of Apple products?

Variable: Sex (Men, Women) Variable: Apple products (iPad, iPhone)

(a) Sex:
(a) Apple products:
(b) TEST:

Question 2. H: Intention to call after a 1st date will be higher for folks who had fun on the date.

Variable: Intention to call (1-6 Scale) Variable: Fun (had fun, did not have fun)

(a) Intention to call after 1st data:
(a) Fun:
(b) TEST:

Question 3. H: Husker fans prefer Coca-Cola, whereas Spartan fans prefer Pepsi.

Variable: Fans (Husker, Spartans) Variable: Type of Pop (Coca-Cola, Pepsi)

(a) Fans:
(a) Type of Pop:
(b) TEST:

Question 4. RQ: Does job preference differ based on sex?
Variable: Sex (Men, Women) Variable: Type of Job (Corporate, Healthcare, Gov't)

(a) Sex:
(a) Type of Job:
(b)TEST:

Question 5. H: Folks who attend class will earn higher grades compared to those who do not attend class at all.

Variable: Class attendance (Attends every class, Misses periodically, Does not attend class)Variable: Grades (0-100)

(a) Class attendance:
(a) Grade:
(b) TEST:

Question 6. H: Women are more likely to purchase Apple products than men.

Variable: Sex (Women, Men) Variable B: Purchase Apple Products (Yes, No)

(a) Sex:
(a) Purchase Apple Products
(b) TEST:

Question 7. H: Couples in long-term romantic relationships will report higher levels of self-disclosure compared to couples in short-term romantic relationships.

Variable: Relationship status (long-term, short-term) Variable: Self-disclosure (1-7 scale)

(a) Relationship status:
(a) Self-disclosure
(b) TEST:

Question 8. H: Student quiz scores will be higher at the end of the quarter than the beginning of the quarter.

Variable: Quiz score (1-10 scale) Variable: Quarter (beginning of quarter, end of quarter)

(a) Quiz score:
(a) Quarter:
(b) TEST:

Question 9. H: Participants under 30 prefer to use Twitter, whereas participants over 30 prefer to use Facebook.

Variable: Age group (under 30, 31 and over) Variable: Social media preference (Twitter, Facebook)

(a) Age group:
(a) Social media preference:
(b) TEST:

Question 10. H: There is a relationship between age and social media preference.

Variable: Age (under 21, 22 and over) Variable: Social media preference (yes, no, maybe)

(a) Age:
(a) Social media preference:
(b) TEST:

Question 11. H: Communication majors prefer face-to-face classes, whereas Engineering majors prefer online classes.

Variable: Major (Communication, Engineering)Variable: Class type (Face-to-face, Online)

(a) Major:
(a) Class type:
(b) TEST:

Question 12. H: Germans will spend less time watching YouTube compared to Americans.

Variable: Nationality (German, American) Variable: Time spent watching Youtube videos (1-10 hours per week)

(a) Nationality:
(a) Time spent watching Youtube:
(b) TEST:

Question 13. RQ: How, if at all, is time spent watching Netflix associated with grades?

Variable: Time spent watching Netflix (1-10 hours per week) Variable: Grades (Mostly As and Bs, Mostly Cs, Mostly Ds and Fs)

(a) Time spent watching Netflix:
(a) Grades:
(b) TEST:

Question 14. RQ: Does preference for treatment provider differ for individuals who live in rural-nonrural areas?

Variable: Treatment provider (Formal, Informal, Self-help) Variable: Rural, Nonrural

(a) Treatment provider:
(a) Lives in Rural/nonrural area
(b) TEST:

Question 15. H: Folks who watch reality television prefer to watch The Bachelor, whereas folks who watch documentaries prefer to watch Nightline. prefer to watch documentaries.

Variable: TV Type (Reality TV, Documentaries) Variable: TV Show (The Bachelor, Nightline)

(a) TV Type:
(a) TV Show:
(b) TEST:

Question 16. H: Folks will spend more money on gifts before Christmas than after Christmas.

Variable: $ spent on gifts Variable: Shopping season (before Christmas, after Christmas)

(a) $ spent on gifts:
(a) Shopping season
(b) TEST:

Question 17. H: Folks who view ads on Facebook are more likely to buy products compared to folks who view ads on TV or in the newspaper.

Variable: Intention to buy product (1-7 scale) Variable: Ad type (Facebook, TV, Newspaper)

(a) Intention to buy product:
(a) Ad type:
(b) TEST:

Question 18. RQ: Is Donut preference associated with coffee consumption?

Variable: Donut preference (glazed, jelly-filled) Variable: Coffee consumption (1-10 cups per day)

(a) Donut preference:
(a) Coffee consumption:
(b) TEST:

Question 19. H: Patriots fans deflate more footballs than Steelers fans.

Variable: Fan type (Patriots fan, Steelers fan) Variable: Likelihood to deflate footballs (1-5 scale)

(a) Fan type:
(a) Likelihood to deflate footballs:
(b) TEST:

Question 20. H: Folks who communicate with friends via Facebook are less satisfied in their relationships than folks who communicate with friends via text message, phone call, or Snapchat.

Variable: Relational satisfaction (1-6 scale) Variable: Medium (Facebook, Text message, Phone call, Snapchat)

(a) Relational satisfaction:
(a) Medium:
(b) TEST: