FINAL EXAMINATION

ONLINE EXAMINATION
NOVEMBER 2021 SEMESTER

COURSE : INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

COURSE CODE : SSD2113
DURATION : 3 HOURS
SUBMISSION : 17 MARCH 2022 (2:30 PM – 5:30 PM)
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
PROGRAMME : DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY
LECTURER : NORSILA BINTI SHAMSUDDIN

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This Question Paper consists of 3 PAGES.

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SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTIONS (60 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

Give example and make use of the verbal and symbolic hypotheses on how to write the null and
alternative hypotheses for each of the following:

a) The t-test for independent samples,

b) One-way analysis of variance,
c) The t-test for correlation coefficients,
d) The t-test for a regression coefficient.

(20 Marks)

QUESTION 2

Data collection is a process of collecting information from all the relevant sources to find
answers to the research problem, test the hypothesis and evaluate the outcomes. With an
appropriate example, discuss FIVE (5) data collection methods in Qualitative Research.

(20 Marks)

QUESTION 3

A developmental psychologist would like to examine the difference in verbal skills for 6-year-
old girls compared to 6-year-old-boys. A sample of n1 = 15 boys and n2 = 15 girls is obtained,
and each child is given standardized verbal abilities test. The following are the results obtain
from SPSS.

Table 1: Group Statistics

Std. Std. Error
gender N Mean
Deviation Mean
score Male 15 71.80 6.549 1.691
Female 15 76.27 10.039 2.592

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Table 2: Independent Samples Test

t-test for Equality of Means

95% Confidence
Sig. (2- Mean Std. Error Interval of the
t df Difference
tailed) Difference Difference
Lower Upper
Score Equal variances
-1.443 28 .160 -4.467 3.095 -10.806 1.873
assumed

Equal variances -1.443 24.088 .162 -4.467 3.095 -10.853 1.919

not assumed

Based on the result, does the data sufficient to indicate a significant difference in verbal skills
for 6-year-old boys and 6-year-old girls? Test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance.

(20 Marks)

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