SQQS 1013 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS A192

SQQS1013 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (GROUP A )

SECOND SEMESTER SESSION 2019/2020 (A192)

GROUP ASSIGNMENT 2
Submitted to: Dr. Mohammadreza Ghasemi

LECTURER’S NAME

Prepared by:

TEAM/GROUP NUMBER: 2

MATRIC. NO. NAME

1 254362 LIM ZHENG YANG
2 271074 LIEW CHI CHIENG
3 269669 WONG YUN LI
4 271095 CHOONG SOOK THENG

Submitted date: ___/___/2020

UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

FOR LECTURER’S USE ONLY

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CLO Question No. Allocated Marks Team Marks Marks for CLO
Explain… 1 (a) 1
(CLO2) (b) 20
21 marks

2 (a) i 4
Describe… ii 6
(CLO 2) iii 3
64 marks (b)i 7
ii 3
iii 2
iv 4

3(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 8
(e) 8
(f) 4
(g) 6
(h) 4

GRAND TOTAL 85 m

SCHOOL OF QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES

UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

Second Semester Session 2019/2020 (A192)

SQQS1013 Elementary Statistics

Group Assignment 2

(85 Marks: 20% of coursework)

___________________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Form a team of FIVE (5) or SIX (6) persons and appoint a leader. You
could stick to the same teammates as in your group assignment 1.

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2. Each member must participate in completing the whole assignment. The

leader shall report any lack of participation directly to the lecturer for
appropriate actions.
3. Answer ALL questions and show your calculations clearly.
4. For QUESTION 1, answer in the TABLEs provided.
5. For QUESTION 2 and QUESTION 3,
a. You should answer in spreadsheet (excel file).
Use the functions provided in excel for your computation. You are
required to submit your answers in spreadsheet via online
learning.
b. Print screen (screen shot) all the answers and
paste it into your Microsoft words file.
6. Combine QUESTION 1, 2 and 3 in the same report in a Microsoft words
file and submit them in a hardcopy format.
7. Submission date: 16/04/2020

QUESTION 1 (21 MARKS)

Plan a descriptive statistics study by choosing one subject of interest related to bubble drinks
available in the market. (Note: the chosen subject must not be similar to other groups).

Example
Subject: Milk Choc Shaka Lava
Variable Name: Weight (gram); Total fat (Kcal/100gm); Sugar (%); Brand (X,Y,Z);user
satisfaction (Very satisfied, Satisfied, Unsatisfied, Very unsatisfied); product design
(Attractive, Not attractive)
Description of size (ml): The net weight (ml) of a cup
Data value of Weight: 400ml, 450ml, 500ml

a) State clearly the subject of interest that you have chosen.

(1 mark)

Subject of
interest
b) I d e n t i f y a n
FOUR (4) variables of interest about the subject. Then, for each variable, identify its
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type and its level of measurement and give 3 examples of its data values (with
suitable units which is applicable).
(Note: Make sure that all FOUR (4) levels of measurement: Nominal, Ordinal,
Interval, Ratio are included. Put your answers in TABLES 1-4)

TABLE 1: Variable 1

VARIABLE 1

Variable Name

Description of
Variable

Type of variable

Level of
Measurement
Five examples of 1)
data values (with 2)
suitable units where 3)
applicable)
(5 marks)

TABLE 2: Variable 2

VARIABLE 2

Variable Name
Description of
Variable

Type of variable

Level of
Measurement
Five examples of 1)
data values (with 2)
suitable units where 3)
applicable)
(5 marks)

TABLE 3: Variable 3

VARIABLE 3

Variable Name
Description of
Variable

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Type of variable
Level of
Measurement
Five examples of 1)
data values (with 2)
suitable units where 3)
applicable)
(5 marks)

TABLE 4: Variable 4

VARIABLE 4

Variable Name
Description of
Variable
Type of variable
Level of
Measurement
Five examples of 1)
data values (with 2)
suitable units where 3)
applicable)
(5 marks)

QUESTION 2 (29 MARKS)

Given a sample of alumni data for UUM students from year 2000 to year 2016 (Appendix 1).
The data set provides detail information regarding ex-students’ profile such as program,
gender, entrance qualification, working sector, level of work and salary. The researchers
would like to do a preamble analysis before carrying out any further action. Based on the data
in the file name - “ProjectData SQQS1013”, answer the following questions.

a. Based on the data of students’ program and level of work.

i. Construct a pivot table

(4 marks)

Row Labels
DecSc
Director
Executive
Lecturer
Miscellaneous
Teacher
Math
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Director
Executive
Lecturer
Miscellaneous
Teacher
Stat
Director
Executive
Lecturer
Miscellaneous
Teacher
(blank)
(blank)
Grand Total

ii. Construct a suitable graph.

(6 marks)

Count of Level of Work

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
Director Executive Lecturer Miscellaneous Teacher

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Count of Program

150
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
DecSc Math Stat

iii. Interpret the output in (ii)

(3 marks)

Count of
Program Program
DecSc 145
Math 121
Stat 134

Count of Level of
Level of Work Work
Director 55
Executive 296
Lecturer 17
Miscellaneous 13
Teacher 19

b. By using the function in excel,

i. Find the value of min, max, range, first quartile, third quartile, mean and
median of variable “salary”.
(7 marks)
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min 1600
max 12300
range 10700
first quartile 4800
thirt quartile 10000
mean 7295.75
median 7400

ii. Hence, draw a boxplot.

(3 marks)

iii. Based on the boxplot in question c(ii), interpret the shape of distribution.
(2 marks)
-The distribution is sweked to the right

iv. Compute the variance and standard deviation for “salary”.

(4 marks)

sum 3035242775
varianc
e 7588106.94
Std Dev 2754.65187

QUESTION 3 (35 MARKS)

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Based on obesity awareness among citizens, you are required to collect data to perform a
statistical analysis. As a guidance for your data collection, you are strongly advised to follow
Step 1 to Step 5 as suggested below.

Step 1: First, set the population that you wish to study.

Step 2: Then, by using the convenience sampling method, collect a sample of 30

STUDENTS where the suggested variables are listed in TABLE 5. You may ADD
ANY EXTRA VARIABLES. It depends on your needs in your study.

TABLE 5: List of Variables

Matric Number:
Academic Programme:
Semester of Study: 1 2 3 4 …
Age:
INASIS:
Gender: Male/ Female
Year of birth:
Height-in-cm:
Weight-in-kg:
Waist circumference (in cm):

Step 3: Tabulate the data collected in an EXCEL file and name it as

“YourGroupNumber_samplename” (eg: Group 1_inasisproton) where the variable
names are placed in one row with the respective data values in the columns. Key in
all the data that you gain. Notice that the original data value for the variable of
height (height-in-cm), is in the unit of centimetres so you need to create a new
variable (in new column) to convert the values of height from cm to m as you need
them to compute for the obesity measurement called Body Mass Index (BMI) which
representing your body index.

Step 4: Using the data values of “height-in-m” and “weight-in-kg”, calculate the data values
of a new variable called Body Mass Index or BMI (in a new column in excel). The
weight−¿−kg
formula is BMI = . Calculate using the suitable functions provided
(height −¿−m)2
in EXCEL.

Step 5: Next, in the same file, you will be adding another measurement called Body Quotient
or BQ to measure both obesity and health risks. BQ considers a person’s age, gender
and the waist circumference, height and weight. Open the website of
http://www.doctoroz.com/article/dr-oz-body-quotient-score. Plug in the data values
of gender, age, height-in-cm, weight-in-kg and waist circumference for each student
in the existing calculator provided in the website to gain the Body Quotient Score.
Repeat the process to get all 25 BQ scores in your data.

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a) State clearly on the population of your study.

(1 mark)

b) Explain clearly how you did the convenience sampling.

(2 marks)

c) Give ONE (1) reason why it is advisable that the researcher conducts a real
measurement of the weights of each individual instead of asking them to fill up the
values in survey form.
(2 marks)

d) Compute the mean, median and mode for BMI. Then, interpret the values of BMI.
(8 marks)

e) Compute the mean, median and mode for BQ. Then, interpret the values of BQ.
(8 marks)

f) By using the formulae, determine the skewness of the distribution of BMI and
interpret the value.
(4 marks)

g) Compute the coefficient variation (CV) of height-in-cm and weight-in-kg. Compare

the CV and interpret the values.
(6 marks)

h) Based on the results you gained in BQ, write at least TWO (2) sentences to
summarize the findings from your study.

(4 marks)

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Matric Number Academic Programme (Course) Semester of study Age INASIS Gender Y
270481 BBA LOGISTIC & TRANSPORTATION Sem 2 21 PROTON Male
271631 Bachelor of science economics Sem 2 21 PROTON Female
270144 Ind. Stat Sem 2 20 SME Male
270764 marketing Sem 2 20 BR Male
272146 Science economics Sem 2 21 MAS Female
271789 logistic and transportation Sem 2 21 PROTON Male
263552 Multimedia Sem 4 22 BR Female
271419 Bachelor of Accounting (Hons.) Sem 2 21 BR Male
271074 Marketing Sem 2 21 GRANTT Female
253139 Mot Sem 6 23 PETRONAS Male
254362 IT Sem 6 23 PROTON Male
271319 banking Sem 2 21 MUAMALAT Female
270818 BBA Sem 2 21 GRANTT Female
270837 Education in Accounting Sem 2 21 GRANTT Female
270849 Multimedia Sem 2 21 GRANTT Female
270946 Bba Sem 2 21 GRANTT Female
270973 logistics Sem 2 21 GRANTT Female
271016 Finance Sem 2 21 GRANTT Female
264462 LLB Sem 4 21 PROTON Male
261969 Event Management Sem 4 22 BR Male
270464 bachelor of finance Sem 2 21 SME Female
271620 Law Sem 2 21 SME Female
271236 Decision Science Sem 2 21 SME Female
270655 FINANCE Sem 2 21 SME Female
254528 Communication Sem 6 23 PROTON Female
264695 LLB(Hons.) Sem 4 21 SME Male
264662 LLB Hons Sem 4 21 SME Male
264335 LLB Sem 4 21 MUAMALAT Female
269669 Marketing Sem 2 21 MUAMALAT Female
262239 Logistics Sem 4 21 TNB Female

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a) State clearly on the population of your study

Universiti Utara Malaysia

b) Explain clearly how you did the convenience sampling.

First , create google form and set up the question to acquire the data we want.
Then , send the google form through WhatsApp to ask data from different students. Last step is collect and export the d

c) Give ONE (1) reason why it is advisable that the researcher conducts a real measurement of the weights of each ind
individual instead of asking them to fill up the values in survey form.
To decrease the possibility of under- or over-representation of the population. and the weight will change time to time.

d) Compute the mean, median and mode for BMI. Then, interpret the values of BMI.
BMI
Mean 20.73
Mode #N/A
Median 20.32
Since the values of BMI not repeated so no values for mode.

e) Compute the mean, median and mode for BQ. Then, interpret the values of BQ.
BQ
Mean -0.58
Mode -0.7
Median -0.7

f) By using the formulae, determine the skewness of the distribution of BMI and interpret the value.
St Deviation = 3.26
Skewness of the distribution of BMI 6.352361648

g) Compute the coefficient variation (CV) of height-in-cm. Compare CV and interpret the valaues.
S.Deviation = 7.07
Mean = 167
C.Variation = 4.23

g) Compute the coefficient variation (CV) of weight-in-kg. Compare CV and interpret the valaues.
S.Deviation = 3.54
Mean = 68
C.Variation = 5.20

h) Based on the result you gained in BQ, write at least TWO(2) sentences to summarize the findings from your study.
For those who have the zero or above For the BQ, they carry most of their weight in their abdomen
are at higher risk for health problems that can shorten your life, like diabetes and heart disease.
- For those who have the zero or below for the BQ, they can control their weight well and it show their weight are perfec

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