Predictability of Social Media Usage to Grade Averages
IB Math Studies
Spring 2013
Table of Contents:
Introduction/Purpose……………………………………………………………..p.3
Data Collection Method……………………………………………………….....p. 3 - 4
Data Analysis: Chi-Squared Statistic
Frequency Table…………………………………………………………p. 4 - 5 Contingency Table……………………………………………………….p. 5 – 6
Chi – Squared Statistic…………………………………………………...p. 7
Degrees of Freedom………………………………………………………p. 7
Critical Value……………………………………………………………..p. 7 – 8
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………....p. 9 - 10
Introduction/Purpose Predictability is the degree to which a correct prediction or forecast of a system’s state
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For example, for the first calculation in this table, I used the information from the frequency table, 15.48, and I inserted that into the first block of the table.
A
93-100
B
85-92
C
77-84
D
70-76
F
Below 70
Total
Less than 1 hour
36
1 – 2 hours
66
2 – 3 hours 66
3+
hours
32
Total
86
49
37
19
9
200
Next, I stated the null (H0) and the alternative (H1) hypothesis for this data. Hypothesis testing involves the careful construction of two statements: the null and alternative. The null hypothesis holds that there will be no observed effect in our experiment. The alternative or experimental hypothesis holds that there will be an observed effect for our experiment. The following hypotheses are formulated below:
H0: Grade averages are independent on time spent daily on social media websites.
HI: Grade averages are dependent on time spent daily on social media websites.
Chi - Square Statistic:
Chi – Square is a
The correct answer is D, $700,000. The nonmanufacturing costs are the costs incurred to make the inventory are crossed out below. Notice that purchasing raw material is not the same thing as incurring a cost. You have simply traded one asset for another. You have not yet used it to make a product, or provide a service.
So, we should reject the null hypothesis H0. At a 0.05 level of significance level, we conclude that there is a significant difference between the average height for females and the average height for the males.
Hypothesis is typically used in quantitative research only. Moreover, when a question poses an inquiry on the relationship between two variables, a hypothesis is a statement declarative in nature of the relationship between different variables (Pajares 2007). A researcher chooses whether to use a question or a hypothesis depending on the purpose of the research, its objectives, the methodology for the research and the preference of the audience to receive the research. A researcher must be able to interpret the final outcome with reference to the research questions or the hypothesis used (Pajares 2007). A research requires a minimum of two hypotheses namely a null and an alternative hypothesis.
The following questions can be written answers for your Certificate. Please complete the questions which your assessor has asked you to complete.
Select one (1) project from your working or educational environment that you would use the hypothesis test technique. Next, propose the hypothesis structure (e.g., the null hypothesis, data collection process, confidence interval, test statistics, reject or not reject the decision, etc.) for the business process of the selected project. Provide a rationale for your response.
When you perform a test of hypothesis, you must always use the 4-step approach: i. S1:the “Null” and “Alternate” hypotheses, ii. S2: calculate value of the test statistic, iii. S3: the level of significance and the critical value of the statistic, iv. S4: your decision rule and the conclusion reached in not rejecting or rejecting the null hypothesis. When asked to calculate p–value, S5, relate the p-value to the level of significance in reaching your conclusion.
Null hypothesis. The null hypothesis, denoted by H0, is usually the hypothesis that sample observations result purely from chance. In this case, according to null hypothesis there is no significant difference between business students at Rocky University who were involved in cheating and business students elsewhere.
3. Design an algorithm in pseudocode to solve the problem. Make sure to include steps to get each input and to report each output.
There is a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis. The null hypothesis usually states there is no difference and an alternative hypothesis states there is. A result is positive if it rejects the null hypothesis. A result is negative if it does not reject the null
Explain how the data collected will provide the data necessary to support or negate the hypothesis or proposition
To test the null hypothesis, if the P-Value of the test is less than 0.05 I will reject the null hypothesis.
“Hypothesis testing is a decision-making process for evaluating claims about a population” (Bluman, 2013, p. 398). This process is used to determine if you will accept or reject the hypothesis. The claim is that the bottles contain less than 16 ounces. The null hypothesis is the soda bottles contain 16 ounces. The alternative hypothesis is the bottles contain less than 16 ounces. The significance level will be 0.05. The test method to be used is a t-score. The test statistic is calculated to be -11.24666539 and the P-value is 1.0. The P-value is the probability of observing a sample statistic as extreme as the test statistic, assuming the null hypothesis is true. The T Crit value is 1.69912702. The calculations show there is enough evidence to support the claim that the soda bottles do
With a P-value of 0.00, we have a strong level of significance. No additional information is needed to ensure that the data given is accurate.
Schor means that people overuse of the ecological resources of the earth, which account for global warming, species extinction, ecosystem depletion, water shortages, deforestation and soil erosion. I absolutely agree with her that overuse of natural capital is serious because the rate of resource use, pollution, and ecological degradation exceeds earth’s absorptive and regenerative capacities. We are already beyond a sustainable relation with earth. If rest of the world lived like the Americans do, need an additional four planets to support this lifestyle.
What is the Relationship between Points per Game Scored and the Height of the Players in the NBA?