CONFIDENTIAL A@U asiaeuniversity FINAL EXAMINATION SEPTEMBER 2015 SEMESTER SUBJECT CODE : ESE633 SUBJECT NAME : STATISTICS IN EDUCATION LEVEL : MASTER'S DEGREE TIME / DURATION : 3.00 PM-6.00 PM (3 HOURS) DATE : 8 JANUARY 2016 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Please read the instructions given in the question paper CAREFULLY. 2. This question paper is printed on both sides of the paper. 3. Answer ALL questions. 4. Please write your answers in the answer booklet provided. THERE ARE SIX (6) PAGES OF QUESTIONS, EXCLUDING THIS PAGEINSTRUCTION: Answer ALL questions. Please use the answer sheet provided. QUESTION 4 CONFIDENTIAL The graphs below show the distribution of students scores in a quiz for class A and class B. Class A: e é 3 s e Class B: so 40 Frequency 10 Median = 19.64 What can you infer from these graphs? [Total: 5 Marks)CONFIDENTIAL QUESTION 2 A research student has identified the following hypothesis for a study: There is a significant difference in the ability to solve numerical Problems between pupils in Year One who had attended kindergarten compared to pupils who did not attend kindergarten. Based on the hypothesis stated, state the dependent variable and the independent variable. Explain how the data for the dependent variable can be obtained and a suitable statistical test to verify the hypothesis. [Total: 5 marks] QUESTION 3 A researcher is interested in identifying the association between the gender of students and their preferred learning styles (visual or auditory) among Secondary Three students in the district of Segamat. The researcher obtained the list of schools in the state from the State Education Department and is interested to generalise the findings of the research to all schools in the district. She carried out a simple survey using a leaming styles questionnaire. The researcher conducted the survey in 3 out of the 7 secondary schools in the district. a. Stale and explain the type of sampling technique that would be suitable for the mentioned study. [3 marks] . What would be the limitation of the sampling technique that you have mentioned in (a)? [2 marks] c. Explain why there is always an element of error in research studies that uses samples? [1 mark]