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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

WRITTEN REPORT

COURSE : INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

COURSE CODE : QMT181/212/216/STA104

: WRITTEN REPORT

OBJECTIVES PROJECT:

The main objective of this project is to expose the students to the application of statistics
techniques towards on the primary/secondary data. Besides that, to overview the students to
the Final Year Project report nature.

OUTCOMES PROJECT

At the end of the project, students should be able:

1. Describe the actual data.

2. Explain and analyze the appropriate statistics techniques in analyzing the actual data.
3. Produce a good class project report.

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SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT

1. GROUP MEMBERS

Students are required to perform a group with 3 – 4 members. (The number of

members per group depending on the number of students in the class and the
number of class)

2. SOURCE OF DATA
Students are allowed to use primary / secondary data. There is no restricted on the
number of sample size.

3. COVER PAGE:
Cover page should include UiTM logo, report title, name, student number and group.

4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

5. STANDARD TABLE OF CONTENT

6. CONTENT OF PROJECT

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study

1.2 Objectives of Study

2.0 METHODOLOGY

2.1 Description of Data

Population
Sample
Sampling technique
Data Collection Method
The descriptions on the variables (variable, types of variable and level
measurement) are given as follow.

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Example :

Table 1: Description of Variables

Description of
questionnaire

Measurement
Name of the

Types of
Variable
Section

section

scale
Item
Age Question 1 Quantitative Ratio

Sex Question 2 Qualitative Nominal

Income Question 3 Quantitative Ratio

A Demographic Ethnic Question 4 Qualitative Nominal

Parents marital
Question 5 Qualitative Nominal
status
Level of
Question 6 Qualitative Ordinal
education
Level of
Question 7 Quantitative Ordinal
depression

2.2 Method of analysis (Topic 2)

3.0 FINDINGS

It should include organizing and presenting data supported by numerical descriptive

measures
• Use suitable chart/plot/table
• Comment the chart/plot/table

4.0 FORMATTING
Font : Arial, 11
Spacing : 1.5
Language : English Language
Length report : Minimum 8 pages including cover page and report content

7. DETAILS OF DATE SUBMISSION

Please ensure to submit the hardcopy and softcopy (burn in CD) BEFORE OR ON
WEEK 11.
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