A University Lecturer Had the Following Semester 1 Student's Final

question 37

Essay

A university lecturer had the following semester 1 student's final grades for the course that they teach: 8% High Distinction, 35% Distinction, 40% Credit, 12% Pass, and 5% Failed. A sample of 100 second semester final grades for the same course showed 12 High distinctions, 30 Distinctions, 35 Credits, 15 Passes, and 8 Fails. Test at the 10% significance level to determine whether the semester one grades differ significantly from the semester two grades.

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Definitions:

Objective Function

A mathematical formula used in optimization to define the goal of the decision-making process, typically to maximize or minimize some quantity.

Minimize

The process of reducing or making as small as possible, often used in the context of optimization problems.

Solver Reports

A summary or output generated by computational software to provide insights or solutions to optimization or mathematical problems.

Linear Optimization

A mathematical technique for finding the maximum or minimum value of a linear objective function, subject to a set of linear equality and/or inequality constraints.