PSYC3700 Week 8 Assignment
For this assignment you will use the Week_08_Assignment_Data.csv file, which can be found on the Week 8 Assignment page in Canvas. This is a hypothetical dataset. Assume these data were collected from a representative sample of students enrolled in one large introductory statistics course. Prior to taking a quiz on data visualization students complete a survey measuring their self-efficacy as it relates to data visualization. A researcher wants to use students’ self-efficacy scores to predict their quiz scores.
The dataset includes the following variables:
- id: A unique nominal-level identification number assigned to each student
- quiz_score: Score on a quiz measuring knowledge of data visualization
- self_efficacy: Composite score on a measure of self-efficacy as it relates to data visualization
Criteria:
- Construct a scatterplot in JASP
- Construct a plot of residuals versus predicted values in JASP
- Construct a graph in JASP that can be used to evaluate the normality of residuals
- Evaluate graphs to determine if the assumptions of simple linear regression have been met
- Construct a simple linear regression model using JASP
- Interpret the statistical significance of a simple linear regression model
- Write one sentence in APA style summarizing the results of the simple linear regression model
In JASP, construct a scatterplot with self_efficacy on the x-axis and quiz_score on the y-axis. |
[Include a screenshot of your scatterplot here] |
Construct a plot of residuals versus predicted values for a regression model that uses self_efficacy to predict quiz_score. |
[Include a screenshot of your graph here] |
Construct a histogram or QQ plot of residuals for a regression model that uses self_efficacy to predict quiz_score. |
[Include a screenshot of your graph here] |
Explain how you checked each of the following assumptions of simple linear regression using the three graphs you have constructed. Explicitly state which graph you used
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Linearity –
Independence of errors – Normality of residuals – Equal error variances – |
Use JASP to construct a simple linear regression model that uses self_efficacy to predict quiz_score. |
[Include screenshots of your Model Summary, ANOVA, and Coefficients tables here] |
Is self_efficacy a statistically significant predictor of quiz_score? Explain how you determined this. |
Write one sentence in APA style summarizing the results of your simple linear regression model. Include the following: test statistic (t or F), degrees of freedom, p value, R2 value. |
Overview
For this week’s assignment you will construct graphs, compute a correlation coefficient, and explain how the correlation can be used to support a specific type of reliability or validity.
Preparation
Before you begin this assignment, complete the following:
- Download the Week 8 Assignment Worksheet [DOCX].
- Download the csvfile.
Instructions
Complete and submit the Week 8 Assignment worksheet.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
- Competency 1: Communicate research findings using data visualizations.
- Evaluate graphs to determine if the assumptions of simple linear regression have been met.
- Competency 2: Interpret statistical findings in the context of their level of statistical and practical significance.
- Interpret the statistical significance of a simple linear regression model.
- Competency 3: Conduct statistical analyses to address research questions in the social sciences.
- Construct a scatterplot in JASP.
- Construct a plot of residuals versus predicted values in JASP.
- Construct a graph in JASP that can be used to evaluate the normality of residuals.
- Construct a simple linear regression model using JASP.
- Competency 7: Explain the results of statistical analyses in common language.
- Write one sentence in APA style summarizing the results of the simple linear regression model.
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