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Course finished...

Final assignment

I completed and submitted the final assignment by the deadline. I did good work -  I like how the assignment turned out. It was more work than I expected (it took a little longer than I expected). I based my expectations on the fairly short description/requirements for the assignment. It turned out that there were were quite a few challenges.

One challenge: some of the results were "strange" and I took my time interpreting them. For example, in one of the tables/output, there was no value for a variable because it was "redundant." Another challenge: I ended up with a long paper - over the page limit the professor likes. It was much longer. I removed lots of pages with SPSS output. I tried to include only the important diagrams/charts and tables (I liked quite a few of them).

This blog helped with the write-up of Part B (of the assignment). A lot of the information was still "fresh in memory," but I could look back at the issues I encountered and my thoughts on the topics in the course.

It is the end of the course!! The time went by quickly. I hope I get a really good grade for the paper so that I get an A for the course.


The paper:
Statistics II Week 8 Assignment (MANOVA)
http://www.academia.edu/34219858/Statistics_II_Week_8_Assignment_MANOVA_
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319102030_Statistics_II_Week_8_Assignment_MANOVA

Week 7 assignment submitted...starting on the final assignment

I completed and submitted the week 7 assignment by the deadline. The paper was much shorter than papers in prior weeks, but probably more interesting. I liked the topic: non-parametric tests. One of the journal articles I reviewed included models/simulations for special comparisons of parametric and non-parametric tests. That paper reminded me of my final project/paper for the MSF program at GWU. I did a lot of modeling for that paper.

It is the final week - week 8. The (final) week 8 assignment is not a signature assignment.

Links to the week 7 paper:
http://www.academia.edu/34152251/Statistics_II_Week_7_Assignment_Non-parametric_tests_
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318959483_Statistics_II_Week_7_Assignment_Non-parametric_tests

Week 6 assignment submitted

The week 6 assignment:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318818909_Statistics_II_Week_6_Assignment_Repeated_Measures_ANOVA
https://www.academia.edu/34097399/Statistics_II_Week_6_Assignment_Repeated_Measures_ANOVA_

I am about to start working on the week 7 assignment. When I start this early, I usually complete on time (and maybe submit a better paper with more analysis, less errors, and so on).

The assignment:

Week 7: Apply Non-Parametric Tests
Instructions

You will submit one Word document. In the first part your assignment document, provide short answers to the following questions (250 words or less).

Part A. Questions about non-parametric procedures

    What are the most common reasons you would select a non-parametric test over the parametric alternative?
    Discuss the issue of statistical power in non-parametric tests (as compared to their parametric counterparts). Which type tends to be more powerful? Why?
    For each of the following parametric tests, identify the appropriate non-parametric counterpart:
        Dependent t test
        Independent samples t test
        Repeated measures ANOVA (one-variable)
        One-way ANOVA (independent)
        Pearson Correlation

Part B. SPSS Assignment
In this part of the assignment you will perform the non-parametric version of the tests you used in Week 4. In each case, assume that you opted to use the non-parametric equivalent rather than the parametric test. Using the relevant data files from Assignment #4, complete the following tests and paste your results into a Word document:

    The non-parametric version of the dependent t test (use the SPSS dataset from Assignment #4, Part A);
    The non-parametric version of the independent t test (use the SPSS dataset created in Assignment #4, Part B); and,
    The non-parametric version of the single factor ANOVA (use the SPSS dataset in Assignment #4, Part C).

Your submittal should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Where applicable your submittal should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Review APA Form and Style.

Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy. View the Northcentral Academic Integrity Tutorial to refresh your knowledge of how to achieve academic integrity.

Upload your document and click the Submit to Dropbox button.


It will be the end of the course soon.

Related Tweet: https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/892353188136878080

Assignment not yet submitted

I am a little late this week....disappointing because I like the time element in the research design (temporal design).  I will submit soon....

Assignment submitted...

I submitted the assignment by the deadline. I thought it was very interesting (although my project was not well suited for the second part). The assignment needed a project with an experimental design.


Links to paper:
http://www.academia.edu/34012815/Statistics_II_Week_5_Assignment_on_Factorial_ANOVA_and_ANCOVA_
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318653081_Statistics_II_Week_5_Assignment_on_Factorial_ANOVA_and_ANCOVA

Week 5 assignment in progress...

This week the focus is on factorial ANOVA & ANCOVA. These are new topics (not covered in Statistics I). This may be the reason the assignment is "lighter" this week.

I finished running the required tests/tables/charts in SPSS a short while ago. I am now moving on to the write-up. I should finish the assignment by the deadline.

Back online

After a few days away, I am now back online. I am about to start working on this week's assignment.


Links to last week's assignment:
http://www.academia.edu/33901074/Statistics_II_Week_4_Assignment_T_Test_and_ANOVA_
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318458063_Statistics_II_Week_4_Assignment_T_Test_and_ANOVA

(related tweet: https://twitter.com/moorefo1/status/886720424536666112)

Work continues...

This week, internet access is a challenge. I am making it work (despite the constraint). On Thursday, I obtained access to SPSS and started working on the assignment. I stayed at my sister's for a while so I could run the tests. My sister and family are now on vacation in Pennsylvania so I had to come up with another solution.

I am now at Starbucks working on my assignment while sipping on a green tea frappuccino. I should finish by the deadline.

It is ANOVA week....reminds me of my signature assignment for the first statistics course.

I am at a Starbucks working on SPSS access. One option is to purchase SPSS for students. Another is to use the IBM monthly plan - $99 per month.  I could also sign up for a new trial period (using new email account/computer). I will come up with something.

Photos using the computer camera....

(07/12/2017 - Starbucks)

Week 3 assignment submitted

I completed and submitted the assignment early this morning. I planned to (and wanted to) submit yesterday, but that did not work out. Yesterday, my birthday, I was out and about. I had lunch with family, went shopping, and so on. It was a good day!

The assignment was very interesting. For the SPSS part, I did some experimenting, which led to some surprising results....

Paper: Statistics II Week 3 Assignment
http://www.academia.edu/33832571/Statisticss_II_Week_3_Assignment
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318318327_Statistics_II_Week3_Assignment

Working, working, working...

I am currently working on this week's assignment, trying not to rush....

Related post:

Started week 3 assignment

Today, I worked on the week 3 assignment for several hours. Just one assignment this week, but it is a long one. I worked primarily in SPSS....

The output document (7/5/2017): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_E-dnj6-tg2ZkZkR3V2eGJuOWs/view?usp=sharing

The assignment:

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Week 2 assignment completed and submitted

I completed and submitted the week 2 assignment by the deadline. The write-up took a while. One lesson learned: next time I will print the results beforehand so I scroll less (go back and forth to get a number, check for consistency with another section, and so on. The document is long.

The assignment is available at:
http://www.academia.edu/33744532/Statistics_II_Week_2_Assignment
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318107256_Statistics_II_Week_2_Assignment

 

 

SPSS for week 2 assignment

I completed the SPSS charts/diagrams for the assignment. Now it is on to the analysis and write-up.
I used the trial version of SPSS I signed up for last time. I think the student version is now available (for me - rather than for a class). I have to obtain details.

 

Examples of output:

I uploaded output files to GoogleDocs...

Starting week 2 assignment

I am about to start the week 2 assignment. There is just one assignment this week.

Week 1 assignments submitted

I submitted the assignments just before the deadline last night. "It came down to the wire" as they say. I was busy yesterday (I was out with my folks and even moved the remaining stuff from my apartment) & so did not spend the time I anticipated/expected on the assignments. It all worked out though.

The papers:

https://www.academia.edu/33656648/Week_1_assignment_Part_C_-_Statistics_II

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317901836_Week1_assignment_Part_C


https://www.academia.edu/33656601/Week_1_Part_B_assignment_-_Statistics_II

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317901598_Week1_assignment_Part_B


https://www.academia.edu/33656509/Week_1_Part_A_assignment

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317901825_Week1_Assignment_Part_A

Part A & other work

I worked on Part A for several hours. I am getting close to the "final product."
I am ready to work in SPSS, but cannot because I do not have access to SPSS (I did not receive the information/email, program, or whatever it is IBM is supposed to provide). I used a trial version of SPSS for the Statistics I course so downloading another trial would be a problem. I will look into options - maybe use my aunt's computer for a new SPSS trial version/period.

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