SQQS 1013 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS A192

SQQS1013 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS (GROUP AA )

SECOND SEMESTER SESSION 2019/2020 (A192)

GROUP ASSIGNMENT 2

Submitted to:

DR. ADEYEYE OLUWASEUN

Prepared by:

TEAM/GROUP NUMBER: __6__

MATRIC. NO. NAME

1 272074 Tiu Shan Qin
2 275405 Teoh Wen Quien
3 275662 Saw Shi Qi
4 275429 Chia Aii Nina
5 275557 Teh Chia Tsi

Submitted date: 22 / 05 / 2020

UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

FOR LECTURER’S USE ONLY

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CLO Question No. Allocated Marks Team Marks Marks for CLO
Explain… 1 (a) 1
(CLO2) (b) 20
21 marks

2 (a) i 4
Describe… ii 6
(CLO 2) iii 3
64 marks (b)i 7
ii 3
iii 2
iv 4

3(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 8
(e) 8
(f) 4
(g) 6
(h) 4

GRAND TOTAL 85 m

SCHOOL OF QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES

UUM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

Second Semester Session 2019/2020 (A192)

SQQS1013 Elementary Statistics

Group Assignment 2

(85 Marks: 20% of coursework)

___________________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Form a team of FIVE (5) or SIX (6) persons and appoint a leader. You
could stick to the same teammates as in your group assignment 1.

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2. Each member must participate in completing the whole assignment. The

leader shall report any lack of participation directly to the lecturer for
appropriate actions.
3. Answer ALL questions and show your calculations clearly.
4. For QUESTION 1, answer in the TABLEs provided.
5. For QUESTION 2 and QUESTION 3,
a. You should answer in spreadsheet (excel file).
Use the functions provided in excel for your computation. You are
required to submit your answers in spreadsheet via online
learning.
b. Print screen (screen shot) all the answers and
paste it into your Microsoft words file.
6. Combine QUESTION 1, 2 and 3 in the same report in a Microsoft words
file and submit them in a hardcopy format.
7. Submission date: 16/04/2020

QUESTION 1 (21 MARKS)

Plan a descriptive statistics study by choosing one subject of interest related to bubble drinks
available in the market. (Note: the chosen subject must not be similar to other groups).

Example
Subject: Milk Choc Shaka Lava
Variable Name: Weight (gram); Total fat (Kcal/100gm); Sugar (%); Brand (X,Y,Z);user
satisfaction (Very satisfied, Satisfied, Unsatisfied, Very unsatisfied); product design
(Attractive, Not attractive)
Description of size (ml): The net weight (ml) of a cup
Data value of Weight: 400ml, 450ml, 500ml

a) State clearly the subject of interest that you have chosen.

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(1 mark)
Subject of Xing Fu Tang
interest

b) Identify and describe FOUR (4) variables of interest about the subject. Then, for each
variable, identify its type and its level of measurement and give 3 examples of its data
values (with suitable units which is applicable).
(Note: Make sure that all FOUR (4) levels of measurement: Nominal, Ordinal,
Interval, Ratio are included. Put your answers in TABLES 1-4)

TABLE 1: Variable 1

VARIABLE 1
Variable Name Product Design
Description of Response to the design of the product
Variable
Type of variable Qualitative Variable
Level of Nominal
Measurement
Five examples of 1) Pretty
data values (with 2) Heavy
suitable units 3) Disposable
where 4) Clear in colour
applicable) 5) Small but incredibly strong
(5 marks)

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TABLE 2: Variable 2

VARIABLE 2
Variable Name Satisfaction Level
Description of Consumer Satisfaction Level to the product
Variable
Type of variable Qualitative Variable
Level of Ordinal
Measurement
Five examples of 1) Very Dissatisfied
data values (with 2) Dissatisfied
suitable units 3) Somewhat Satisfied / Neutral
where 4) Satisfied
applicable) 5) Very Satisfied
(5 marks)

TABLE 3: Variable 3

VARIABLE 3
Variable Name Sugar Level
Description of Percentage of Sugar Level of Buyer’s Request
Variable
Type of variable Quantitative Variable
Level of Ratio
Measurement
Five examples of 1) 0 – 0% (no sugar)
data values (with 2) 1 – 25%
suitable units 3) 2 - 50%
where 4) 3 – 75%
applicable) 5) 4 – 100%
(5 marks)

TABLE 4: Variable 4

VARIABLE 4
Variable Name Temperature of Drinks
Description of Degree Celsius of Drinks
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Variable
Type of variable Quantitative Variable
Level of Interval
Measurement
Five examples of 1) 10°C
data values (with 2) 15°C
suitable units 3) 20°C
where 4) 25°C
applicable) 5) 30°C
(5 marks)

QUESTION 2 (29 MARKS)

Given a sample of alumni data for UUM students from year 2000 to year 2016 (Appendix 1).
The data set provides detail information regarding ex-students’ profile such as program,
gender, entrance qualification, working sector, level of work and salary. The researchers
would like to do a preamble analysis before carrying out any further action. Based on the data
in the file name - “ProjectData SQQS1013”, answer the following questions.

a. Based on the data of students’ program and level of work.

i. Construct a pivot table

(4 marks)

ii. Construct a suitable graph.

(6 marks)
 Suitable Table for DecSc

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 Suitable Table for Math

 Suitable Table for Stat

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iii. Interpret the output in (ii)

(3 marks)

In the program of DecSc, the highest level of work is Executive

which is 109.

In the program of Math, the highest level of work is Executive

which is 89.

In the program of Stat, the highest level of work is Executive

which is 98.

b. By using the function in excel,

i. Find the value of min, max, range, first quartile, third quartile, mean and
median of variable “salary”.
(7 marks)

Min (SmallestValue) 1600

Max (Biggest Value) 12300
Range 12300-1600
=10700
First Quartile & Depth of Q1
Depth of Q3
8
= 3 ¿ ¿)

3(400+ 1)
=
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Third Quartile N +1
=
4
400+1
=
2
=100.25
Hence,
First Quartile (Q1) : 4800+4800 =4800
Third Quartile (Q3) : 10000+10000 =10000
Median N +1
Depth for Median =
2
400+1
=
2
= 200.5
Hence, median is located in the middle of 200th and
201th position
7400+7400
Median =
2
= 7400
Mean 1
= ∑ x( )
N
2912800
=
400
= 7295.75
Mode Most frequent numbers: 11000 (12 Times)

ii. Hence, draw a boxplot.

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(3 marks)

iii. Based on the boxplot in question c(ii), interpret the shape of distribution.
(2 marks)
Mode>Median>Mean
Mode is greater than median, while median is greater than mean.
Hence, it is left skewed.
iv. Compute the variance and standard deviation for “salary”.
(4 marks)

Variance
2
σ 2 = ∑ x −¿ ¿ ¿
2818300 2
{2918300 }2 −( )
= 400
400
= 2.1291

Standard Deviation
σ =√ σ 2
= √ 2.1912
= 145914.54

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QUESTION 3 (35 MARKS)

Based on obesity awareness among citizens, you are required to collect data to perform a
statistical analysis. As a guidance for your data collection, you are strongly advised to follow
Step 1 to Step 5 as suggested below.

Step 1: First, set the population that you wish to study.

Step 2: Then, by using the convenience sampling method, collect a sample of 30

STUDENTS where the suggested variables are listed in TABLE 5. You may ADD
ANY EXTRA VARIABLES. It depends on your needs in your study.

TABLE 5: List of Variables

Matric Number:
Academic Programme:
Semester of Study: 1 2 3 4 …
Age:
INASIS:
Gender: Male/ Female
Year of birth:
Height-in-cm:
Weight-in-kg:
Waist circumference (in cm):

Step 3: Tabulate the data collected in an EXCEL file and name it as

“YourGroupNumber_samplename” (eg: Group 1_inasisproton) where the variable
names are placed in one row with the respective data values in the columns. Key in
all the data that you gain. Notice that the original data value for the variable of
height (height-in-cm), is in the unit of centimetres so you need to create a new
variable (in new column) to convert the values of height from cm to m as you need

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them to compute for the obesity measurement called Body Mass Index (BMI) which
representing your body index.

Step 4: Using the data values of “height-in-m” and “weight-in-kg”, calculate the data values
of a new variable called Body Mass Index or BMI (in a new column in excel). The

weight−¿−kg
formula is BMI = . Calculate using the suitable functions provided
(height −¿−m)2
in EXCEL.

Step 5: Next, in the same file, you will be adding another measurement called Body Quotient
or BQ to measure both obesity and health risks. BQ considers a person’s age, gender
and the waist circumference, height and weight. Open the website of
http://www.doctoroz.com/article/dr-oz-body-quotient-score. Plug in the data values
of gender, age, height-in-cm, weight-in-kg and waist circumference for each student
in the existing calculator provided in the website to gain the Body Quotient Score.
Repeat the process to get all 25 BQ scores in your data.

GOOGLE FORM QUESTIONNAIRE

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SQQS1013 Elementary Statistics A192 Group 6

To study the obesity awareness among Universiti Utara Malaysia students
* Required

1. Matric Number * 5. Inasis *

Ans: _________  MAS
 TNB
2. Academic Programme *
 Proton
Ans: _________
 Tradewinds
 TM
3. Semester of Study *
 BSN
 1
 MISC
 2
 Grant
 3
 Sime Darby
 4
 Petronas
 5
 Muamalat
 6
 Bank Rakyat
 7
 SME
 8
 Other:
 9 and above

6. Gender *
4. Age *
 Male
 19-21
 Female
 22-24
 25-27
7. Year of birth *
 28 and above
Ans: _________

8. Height in cm *
Ans: _________

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9. Weight in kg *
Ans: __________

10. Waist circumference (in cm) *

Ans: __________

11. How many meals do you take per day? *

 1
 2
 3
 4 and above

12. How frequent do you exercise? *

 1-2 times per week
 3-4 times per week
 Everyday
 Never
 Other : ________

DATA COLLECTION

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a) State clearly on the population of your study.

(1 mark)
The student of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)

b) Explain clearly how you did the convenience sampling.

(2 marks)
The sample is collected through online Google form questionnaire who
freely participate. After the data collection, we randomly choose 30 of
students that completely answer our questionnaire from the population as
our sample in this survey.

c) Give ONE (1) reason why it is advisable that the researcher conducts a real
measurement of the weights of each individual instead of asking them to fill up the
values in survey form.
(2 marks)
The data that collect from a real measurement of weight of each
individual will be more accurate compare to asking them to fill up in the
google form, because some of them may not answer honestly.

d) Compute the mean, median and mode for BMI. Then, interpret the values of BMI.
(8 marks)

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BMI 16.4063 16.4237 17.7096 17.7154 18.4020 18.4911

18.8271 19.0311 19.4674 19.4932 19.4932 19.7210
19.8347 20.3074 20.5457 20.7008 21.3039 21.3675
21.4844 22.0932 22.4913 23.1481 23.7118 23.9512
24.2188 24.7475 25.3906 26.8386 27.3588 33.5937
Mean 644.288
Mean =
30
= 21.4763
Median n+1
Depth of median =
2
30+1
=
2
= 15.5
Therefore, the median located in the middle of 15th
position and 16 position of the data set.

20.5457+20.7008
Median=
2
= 20.6233
Mode 19.4932

e) Compute the mean, median and mode for BQ. Then, interpret the values of BQ.
(8 marks)

BQ -1.5 -5.8 -3.1 -2.4 -2.1 -2.0 -1.9 -1.7 -1.7 -1.5
-1.4 -1.3 -1.3 -1.1 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 0.4 -0.2 -0.2
0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.9 3 3.3
Mean −17.5
Mean =
30
= -0.5833
Median n+1
Depth of median =
2
30+1
=
2
= 15.5
Therefore, the median located in the middle of 15th
position and 16 position of the data set.

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−0.7+(−0.8)
Median=
2
= −0.75
Mode -1.7 -1.3 -0.2 0.2 1.9

f) By using the formulae, determine the skewness of the distribution of BMI and
interpret the value.
(4 marks)
Mean−Mode
Skewness of BMI =
Standard Deviation
21.4763−19.4932
¿
3.6692
1.9831
¿
3.6692
= 0.5405

The Skewness of BMI is 0.5404 shows that it is approximately symmetry.

g) Compute the coefficient variation (CV) of height-in-cm and weight-in-kg. Compare

the CV and interpret the values.
(6 marks)

Standard Deviation
Coeficient Variance of Height ( cm )= X 100
Mean
8.3656
¿ X 100
164.5

= 5.0855

Standard Deviation
Coeficient Variance of Weight ( kg ) = X 100
Mean

15.1178
¿ X 100
58.7333

= 25.7397
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Since, coefficient variance in weights is greater than the

coefficient variance in heights. Therefore, we can say that
weights show more variability than heights.

h) Based on the results you gained in BQ, write at least TWO (2) sentences to
summarize the findings from your study.

(4 marks)

From the samples, there are 9 out of 30 students are overweight (obesity),
while the balance of 21 students are perfectly healthy.
From the 21 perfect health of students, their averages times of exercise
are 1-2 per week. So we can conclude that most of students are negative in
BQ.
So we can conclude that most of the students in our sample are healthy
because their weight are in the range of good weight that match with their
height and waist circumference.

END OF QUESTIONS

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