Describe the strength of the relationship (e.g. very strong, moderate, weak, etc.).

Study Description: A school educator is interested in determining the relationships between grade point average (GPA) and IQ scores among ninth graders. The educator takes a random sample of 40 ninth graders aged 14 years old and administers the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). The WISC-IV includes a Full Scale IQ (FSIQ; however for this assignment we will just call it IQ) that comprises verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed skills.

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  1. Hypothesis – Formulate a hypothesis about the two variables. What do you think is the relationship between IQ scores and GPA?
  2. Variables – Identify the variables and each of their attributes: discrete or continuous, quantitative or categorical, scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio), and independent or dependent.
  3. Descriptive statistics – Write an overview of the descriptive statistics (at least two paragraphs), including the appropriate and necessary statistical results within sentences and in proper APA formatting.  Be sure to provide sufficient explanation for any numbers presented.  Include the following in your discussion:
    • How do the measures of central tendency and variability provide us with an overview of the characteristics and shape of the distribution of each variable?  What are these statistic
    • Keeping in mind that the WISC-IV has a mean of 100 and Standard Deviation of 15, what assumptions could you make about the IQ scores and suitability of this IQ test for the group of students sampled?
    • Keeping in mind that the WISC-IV has a mean of 100 and Standard Deviation of 15, how many students’ IQ scores in this sample are within one standard deviation below the test’s mean? Two standard deviations below the test’s mean? What percentage of students in this sample had an IQ score less than or equal to 70? An IQ score greater or equal to 100?
  4. Correlation – Write an overview of the results of the correlation (at least two paragraphs), including the appropriate and necessary statistical results within sentences and in proper APA formatting.  Be sure to provide sufficient explanation for any numbers presented.  Consider the following in your overview and conclusions:
    • Is there a significant correlation between IQ scores and GPA? If so, what does a significant correlation mean?
    • Using the correlation table and scatterplot, explain whether the relationship is positive, negative, or no correlation.
    • Describe the strength of the relationship (e.g. very strong, moderate, weak, etc.).
    • What do the results tell us about our hypotheses?
    • What conclusions can we draw from these results?  What conclusions can we NOT make using these results?
    • What issues regarding the sample used or how the data was collected should be considered in the interpretation of the data?
  5. Regression – Write an overview of the results of the regression (1 paragraph), including the appropriate and necessary statistical results within sentences and in proper APA formatting.  Be sure to provide sufficient explanation for any numbers presented.  Consider the following in your overview and conclusions:
    • In the regression, what variable is the dependent variable and what variable is the independent variable?
    • What do the regression results tell us about IQ scores and GPA?

      FREQUENCIES VARIABLES=IQ GPA

      /STATISTICS=STDDEV VARIANCE RANGE MEAN MEDIAN MODE SKEWNESS SESKEW

      /HISTOGRAM

      /ORDER=ANALYSIS.

       

       

      Frequencies

      Statistics

      IQ GPA

      N Valid 40 40

      Missing 0 0

      Mean 85.1000 2.7300

      Median 82.0000 2.8500

      Mode 66.00 a 2.90

      Std. Deviation 16.40169 .64815

      Variance 269.015 .420

      Skewness .374 .012

      Std. Error of Skewness .374 .374

      Range 52.00 2.20

      a. Multiple modes exist. The smallest value is shown

       

      Frequency Table

       

      IQ

      Frequency Percent Valid Percent

      Cumulative

      Percent

      Valid 62.00 2 5.0 5.0 5.0

      66.00 3 7.5 7.5 12.5

      67.00 2 5.0 5.0 17.5

      70.00 2 5.0 5.0 22.5

      71.00 3 7.5 7.5 30.0

      74.00 3 7.5 7.5 37.5

      76.00 3 7.5 7.5 45.0

      82.00 3 7.5 7.5 52.5

      84.00 1 2.5 2.5 55.0

       

       

      88.00 3 7.5 7.5 62.5

      89.00 1 2.5 2.5 65.0

      92.00 1 2.5 2.5 67.5

      94.00 1 2.5 2.5 70.0

      97.00 1 2.5 2.5 72.5

      98.00 2 5.0 5.0 77.5

      103.00 1 2.5 2.5 80.0

      107.00 2 5.0 5.0 85.0

      108.00 1 2.5 2.5 87.5

      109.00 1 2.5 2.5 90.0

      110.00 1 2.5 2.5 92.5

      112.00 1 2.5 2.5 95.0

      113.00 1 2.5 2.5 97.5

      114.00 1 2.5 2.5 100.0

      Total 40 100.0 100.0

       

       

      GPA

      Frequency Percent Valid Percent

      Cumulative

      Percent

      Valid 1.70 2 5.0 5.0 5.0

      1.80 2 5.0 5.0 10.0

      1.90 2 5.0 5.0 15.0

      2.00 4 10.0 10.0 25.0

      2.10 1 2.5 2.5 27.5

      2.20 1 2.5 2.5 30.0

      2.40 2 5.0 5.0 35.0

      2.50 2 5.0 5.0 40.0

      2.60 1 2.5 2.5 42.5

      2.80 3 7.5 7.5 50.0

      2.90 6 15.0 15.0 65.0

      3.00 1 2.5 2.5 67.5

      3.10 2 5.0 5.0 72.5

      3.20 1 2.5 2.5 75.0

      3.30 3 7.5 7.5 82.5

       

       

      3.40 1 2.5 2.5 85.0

      3.50 2 5.0 5.0 90.0

      3.60 1 2.5 2.5 92.5

      3.80 1 2.5 2.5 95.0

      3.90 2 5.0 5.0 100.0

      Total 40 100.0 100.0

       

      Histogram

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      CORRELATIONS

      /VARIABLES=IQ GPA

      /PRINT=TWOTAIL NOSIG

      /STATISTICS DESCRIPTIVES

      /MISSING=PAIRWISE.

       

       

      Correlations

       

      Descriptive Statistics

      Mean Std. Deviation N

      IQ 85.1000 16.40169 40

      GPA 2.7300 .64815 40

       

       

       

       

      Correlations

      IQ GPA

      IQ Pearson Correlation 1 .608 **

      Sig. (2-tailed) .000

      N 40 40

      GPA Pearson Correlation .608 ** 1

      Sig. (2-tailed) .000

      N 40 40

      **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

       

      Scatterplot

       

       

       

       

       

       

      REGRESSION

      /MISSING LISTWISE

      /STATISTICS COEFF OUTS R ANOVA

      /CRITERIA=PIN(.05) POUT(.10)

      /NOORIGIN

      /DEPENDENT GPA

      /METHOD=ENTER IQ

      /RESIDUALS HISTOGRAM(ZRESID) NORMPROB(ZRESID).

       

       

      Regression

       

      Variables Entered/Removed b

      Model Variables

      Entered

      Variables

      Removed Method

      d

      i

      m

      e

      n

      s

      i

      o

      n

      0

      1 IQ a . Enter

      a. All requested variables entered.

      b. Dependent Variable: GPA

       

       

      Model Summary b

      Model

      R R Square

      Adjusted R

      Square

      Std. Error of the

      Estimate

       

       

      d

      i

      m

      e

      n

      s

      i

      o

      n

      0

      1 .608 a .370 .353 .52132

      a. Predictors: (Constant), IQ

      b. Dependent Variable: GPA

       

       

      ANOVA b

      Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.

      1 Regression 6.057 1 6.057 22.286 .000 a

      Residual 10.327 38 .272

      Total 16.384 39

      a. Predictors: (Constant), IQ

      b. Dependent Variable: GPA

       

       

      Coefficients a

      Model

      Unstandardized Coefficients

      Standardized

      Coefficients

      t Sig. B Std. Error Beta

      1 (Constant) .685 .441 1.554 .128

      IQ .024 .005 .608 4.721 .000

      a. Dependent Variable: GPA

       

       

      Residuals Statistics a

      Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation N

      Predicted Value 2.1750 3.4244 2.7300 .39408 40

      Residual -1.33995 1.50878 .00000 .51459 40

      Std. Predicted Value -1.408 1.762 .000 1.000 40

       

       

      Std. Residual -2.570 2.894 .000 .987 40

      a. Dependent Variable: GPA

       

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