Week 4: Individual Activity

Direction: Answer each item.

1. Give one difference between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.

Descriptive Statistics
 The Descriptive Statistics is used to
describe a situation or explains data to
summarize sample in which it is
organized, analyzed, and present the
data in a meaningful way using charts,
graphs, and tables.
2. Give one example of an independent variable and one example of dependent variable.
Independent Variable
 As an illustrative example, we evaluate
the "Impact of Studying for an Upcoming
Exam". The studying for the exam would
be the independent variable.
Inferential Statistics
 The Inferential Statistics compare, test,
and predict data to determine the
likelihood of an event occurring.
Dependent Variable
 On the other hand, the dependent
variable would be the test results or test
scores.

3. Look for quantitative research from the website on Education Resources Information Center
(ERIC), https://eric.ed.gov/. Copy the specific research questions. Also copy the article title,
author/s, and the website/URL.

Research Questions:
The present study identified the following research questions:
1. What are the self-efficacy and anxiety levels of first year students of EFL?
2. Is there a correlation between students’ self-efficacy and anxiety levels?
3. Do the degree of self-efficacy and anxiety differ concerning gender and parents’
educational background?
Research Article Title:
 Self-Efficacy and Anxiety within an EFL Context
Author/s:
 Cemile Doğan
Website/URL:
 Dogan, C. (2016). Self-Efficacy and Anxiety within an EFL Context. Journal of Language and
Linguistic Studies, 12(2), 54–65. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?
q=a+quantitative+research&pr=on&ft=on&pg=4&id=EJ1117949