The task
Essentially, there are two steps you will need to follow for this assignment:
1. Work out the answers to the questions (in Parts 1- 4) using the correct data analyses techniques, and;
2. Write up the answers into the correct format for a scientific research report.
All the questions below (in Parts 1- 4) must be answered. This will involve conducting various types of data analysis techniques that we have been learning in the tutorials. The results from these questions should be written up in paragraph format, and presented as a results section of a scientific report. You have been provided with templates in the study guides on how to report the results of various descriptive and inferential tests. You will find instructions on how to conduct frequency distributions and inferential tests using SPSS in the tutorial worksheets.
The data
The data is the same as that provided for assessment 2. These data will be analysed using the relevant data analysis techniques, which will be learned in the study guide and tutorials. Your task is to analyse the data collected using the appropriate data analysis techniques to address the research questions (as described below, see Parts 1- 3).
The research questions
Part 1) Sample characteristics
Use descriptive statistics shown in the study guide and tutorials to answer the following questions. Then, report the answers using paragraph format into the Results section of your report. Create a subheading called ‘Sample Characteristics'. Provide a table for part (v).
(i) How many students participated in this survey?
(ii) What was the response rate i.e. number who participated divided by the total number who were invited to participate (the number of students invited will be posted on the Unit Black Board site)?
(iii) Provide the numbers and percentages of females and males in this sample.
(iv) What was the mean and standard deviation for age in this sample?
(v) Provide a table showing the proportion of students in each degree program.
Part 2) Primary research questions
Calculate the answers to the following research questions using the techniques described in the study guide and practiced in the tutorial worksheets. Report the answers using paragraph format into the Results section of your report, under the subheading ‘Major Findings', or alternatively ‘Primary Outcomes'.
(a) What is the proportion of students in the high/very high psychological distress categories of the K10?
Hint: Answer this question descriptively (i.e. no inferential tests of significance are required).Start with producing a data summary in the form of a graph of the proportion of students in each distress category. Then describe what you see in the graph in the text of the results section.
(b) Is the proportion of students in the high/very high psychological distress categories higher than that in the general population?
Hint: Find the proportion of the Australian population in the high/very high distress category of the K10 from the ABS website. This information can be presented in a Table OR you may choose to present the information in text. A description of this information should also be presented. Resist the temptation to interpret what this means as we are still in the results section, and as such you just report the facts, you don't speculate as to its real-world meaning in this section; you will do this in the discussion section. These two questions are‘descriptive' in the sense that they do not require any inferential tests to adequately answer the questions.
Part 3) Secondary outcomes
Using the techniques described in the study guide and practiced in the tutorial worksheets, use SPSS to conduct the following statistical tests. Report the answers using paragraph format into the Results section of your report, under the subheading ‘Secondary Outcomes'. You may also choose to use Tables or Graphs to support your results.
- Is there a significant difference in the proportions of females and males in the high/very distress category? Hint: Use the chi-square test.
- Is there a significant difference in the mean level of psychological distress between students who are in a committed relationship compared with students who are not in a committed relationship? Hint: Use a t-test to assess the difference in mean total psychological distress for committed versus non committed relationship status.
- Is age related to psychological distress? Hint: Use a correlation analysis on age and psychological distress, both as continuous variables.
- Is BMI related to psychological distress?
Attachment:- Template.rar