What is the population University A is interested in

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Assignment -

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment requires you to understand the population & sample, identify the variable type, produce and interpret descriptive and inferential statistics and employ various graphical techniques to conduct quantitative research.

Question 1 - Suppose University A sent out a survey in 2018 to a random sample of students in Australian campuses and collected various information of them, including gender, birthday, GPA, pulse rate, the child rank in the family, the number of children in the family, the number of speed tickets, whether he/she is a smoker or not, the number of hours sleep per day, region, whether he/she lives on campus or not and whether he/she is over twenty years old. The data is reported in the Survey.xlsx data file.

(1) What is the population University A is interested in?

(2) Use Microsoft Excel to conduct and present the appropriate graphic and descriptive results on each of the following variables: GPA, Smoker and the child rank in the family, interpret and analyze these descriptive results, and prepare a summary report.

(3) Suppose University A also conducted the same survey in 2017, the proportion of urban students was 0.15. They would like to know if this proportion has changed. You are required to:

  • Identify the appropriate test.
  • Establish the null and alternative hypotheses for this test.
  • Produce the test results using Microsoft Excel, interpret it and make a final conclusion.
  • Write a report on it.

Question 2 - Suppose you want to rent a two-bedroom apartment in Sydney and are interested in two main suburbs (Suburb 1 and Suburb 2). You determine to do a research, select a random sample and conduct quantitative analyses so that you can use conclusions to make the final decision. The following are two questions you want to examine:

1) Whether the average rent in Suburb 1 (or Suburb 2) is significantly higher than $450 per week.

2) Whether the average rent in Suburb 1 is higher than that in Suburb 2.

You are required to:

1) Identify populations you are interested in for each of the above two questions.

2) Randomly select a sample of 50 apartments in Suburb 1 and another 50 apartments in Suburb 2 and record their rents. Thus, a total of 100 observations are recorded in your dataset.

3) Based on the above sample you collected, produce results using Microsoft Excel, conduct your analyses following detailed steps for HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND.

Note: ESTIMATION method and summarize your results in a report.

  • You need to replace Suburb 1 and Suburb 2 with real suburbs in Sydney, for example, NEW TOWN and HURSTVILLE.
  • The rent information can be collected in the different real estate website.
  • You need to identify the appropriate tests, establish null and alternative hypotheses, produce results, interpret and analyze your results based on appropriate statistics, and make a final conclusion.
  • You need to submit your dataset together with your individual assignment.

At most 1000 words excluding tables and graphs.

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len2095538

8/24/2018 11:48:13 PM

The summary of the individual assignment information as follows: At most 1000 words excluding tables and graphs . Submission Information: INDIVIDUAL assignment has been designed for submission in Week 7 to give you an opportunity to earn marks during the earlier part of the semester. It is to be submitted in hardcopy form in the LECTURE (NOT to the Hub) on Friday 31 (Week 7). It is MANDATORY that the hardcopy Individual assignment submitted in the lecture has been satisfactorily submitted in electronic form to Turnitin before 11:59pm on Thursday 30 so that it could be subject to similarity check. Note, the hardcopy submitted in the lecture must be exactly the same as the electronic version submitted to Turnitin.

len2095538

8/24/2018 11:48:08 PM

Assignment Format: The maximum word count for this assignment is 1000 words. It must be word processed in either Times New Roman 12 or Arial font 12, and 1.5 spaced with a footer including your name, student ID and page number. Your assignment should be firmly stapled in the top left-hand corner. Do not use folders or plastic sleeves.

len2095538

8/24/2018 11:48:03 PM

The following items need to be included in the order listed: ‘ASSIGNMENT/ASSESSMENT ITEM COVER SHEET’, fully completed and signed; ‘PACC 6008 Individual Assignment Marking Sheet’ (see page 3), completed student No. and Student Name. This marking sheet will summarise your mark for each question and may provide a form of additional feedback; and Your assignment.

len2095538

8/24/2018 11:47:59 PM

Checklist for your submission: A softcopy is submitted through Turnitin. A hard copy is submitted in the week 7 lecture. The dataset you used for analysis in Question 2. The name of dataset should be formatted as “Student ID- Surname, First Name.xlsx”. For example, “0000000 - Luo, Laura.xlsx”.

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