STA2300 Data Analysis S2, XXXXXXXXXXAssignment 1 Due Date: 26 July 2018 Weighting: 5% Full Marks: 10 (final marks to be converted to 5%) • This assignment is to be completed and submitted online via...

STA2300 Data Analysis S2, 2018 1 Assignment 1 Due Date: 26 July 2018 Weighting: 5% Full Marks: 10 (final marks to be converted to 5%) • This assignment is to be completed and submitted online via Assignment 1 Submission link on the Data Analysis StudyDesk in UConnect. There is no time limit to complete the quiz, however you only get one attempt and completed by the above due date. • In order to complete this Assignment you are required to read through the material under the Introductory Material link in the Getting started tab on the Data Analysis StudyDesk and complete Module 1 of the Study Book. • This assignment is intended to encourage you to gain familiarity with the resources available in this course, and become familiar with the data set which will be used for Assignment 2 and Assignment 3. • Satisfactory completion of all the items will contribute up to 5% to your final mark in the course. • This assessment item consists of 15 questions. Part 1 (1 mark) Answer the following questions by finding the relevant information under the Introductory Material link in the Getting started tab on the Data Analysis StudyDesk. 1) (0.5 mark) Thoroughly read through the Introductory Material on the StudyDesk. Confirm that you have read all of this information. 2) (0.5 mark) Which of the following resources will you have access to on the course StudyDesk? This is important in considering how you will study this course this semester. Choose from the following (note these may not be in the same order when you do the quiz online): a. Study Book b. Lecture Recordings and notes c. SPSS Resources d. Assignments and Quizzes e. All of the materials listed in this question STA2300 Data Analysis S2, 2018 2 Part 2 (5 marks) Under the Assessment tab on the StudyDesk, the SPSS data file cgd.sav and the text file cgd.txt contain information on different variables from a study on the Gamma Interferon in Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD). Right click on each of these files and save them to the hard drive of your computer or a flash drive. Open cgd.txt in Notepad, Wordpad or Word (or another word processor). Open cgd.sav in SPSS (or cgd.xls in Excel if you do not have SPSS yet). 3) (1 mark) How many categorical variables are there in the data set (see Modules 1 and 2 to learn about the different types of variables)? 4) (1 mark) What is the age of the oldest patient in the data set? 5) (1 mark) What is the average (mean) height of the patients in the data set? 6) (1 mark) How many cases are there in the data set? 7) (1 mark) From the cgd.sav (or cgd.xls) data set the following two-way table was produced for the two categorical variables using SPSS. The information in the table are the counts on the number of patients by time to diagnosis (time_period) and treatment type (treatment). Table 1: Contingency table for the gender and time to diagnosis of the patients Count Gender Male Female Total Time to Diagnosis Short time 17 6 23 Medium time 70 17 87 Long time 49 11 60 Total 136 34 170 What percentage of the female patients are in the Long time to diagnosis category? Choose from the following: a. 32.35% b. 18.33% c. 6.47% d. 20.00% STA2300 Data Analysis S2, 2018 3 Part 3 (2 marks) Answer the following questions by finding the relevant information on the Data Analysis Course StudyDesk. 8) (0.5 mark) What is the due date of Assignment 2? 9) (0.5 mark) What is the due date of Assignment 3? 10) (0.5 mark) How many modules do you study in this course (i.e. how many modules are in the Study Book)? 11) (0.5 mark) What is the name of the topic you will be learning in Module 9? Choose from the following: a. Exploring and Understanding Data b. Exploring Relationships Between Quantitative Variables c. Sampling Distribution Models d. Generalising to the World at Large. Confidence Intervals and the Sign Test e. Hypothesis Testing for Proportions & Means Part 4 (2 marks) Answer the following questions using information from the course specification, course StudyDesk, and Introductory Material: 12) (0.5 mark) What is the procedure for late submission of Assignments in STA2300 if you wish to request an extension in this course? Choose from the following: a. You must apply for the extension prior to the due date with appropriate supporting documentation using the link on the StudyDesk. b. You may apply for an extension at any time by emailing the Course Examiner, provided you have supporting documentation. c. You must apply for the extension prior to the due date using the link on the StudyDesk, but you don't need any supporting documentation. d. You can submit an assignment late without notifying the examiner and be granted an extension. 13) (0.5 mark) What is required to be awarded a passing grade in STA2300? Choose from the following: a. A student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. b. A student must achieve at least 40% of the total weighed marks available on the end of semester examination (that is, 20 marks out of 50 marks), and at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. c. A student must achieve at least 40% of the total weighed marks available on the end of semester examination. d. A student will gain a passing mark if they submit all assessment pieces. 14) (0.5 mark) What items are students allowed to bring into the final examination? Choose one of the following: a. A4 sheet of notes b. Calculator (which cannot communicate with another device) c. Writing materials d. Any of the items listed in this question STA2300 Data Analysis S2, 2018 4 15) (0.5 mark) According to the information in the preamble of Assignment 3, what is the weighting of Assignment 3 and what is it marked out of? a. Weighting of Assignment 3 is 20% and it is marked out of 100 b. Weighting of Assignment 3 is 25% and it is marked out of 100 c. Weighting of Assignment 3 is 25% and it is marked out of 50 d. Weighting of Assignment 3 is 20% and it is marked out of 25 Note: Remember that studying and learning statistics is not just about reading the material and making summaries of content, but more importantly about DOING the problems each week (in particular, doing tutorials provides critical preparation for assignments). There are many resources which have been developed to help students master this course. It should be noted that you do not have to use all resources; they have been developed to assist different learning styles. Further Note: If there is an issue completing this assignment please email the examiner as soon as possible. Remember to include your full name, student number, enrolment campus/mode, and the course code you are referring to in all correspondence with university staff, including emails.