Some Research Situations Are Summarized Below

question 11

Essay

Some research situations are summarized below.For each situation,identify all variables and characterize them in terms of level of measurement and,if applicable,identify which variables are dependent and which are independent.Explain your reasoning.What statistical application is being used?
a.A group of one hundred students are asked for their high school and college GPAs. The GPAs are then compared to see if there is any relationship between them.
b.A candidate for student body president telephones a randomly selected sample of students and asks about their opinion of the system used for course evaluation. Each student is asked if they strongly support, moderately support, or do not support the system. The candidate then uses this information to characterize the opinions of the entire student body
c.From what regions of the nation does the college football program recruit players? A researcher ascertains the hometowns of every member of the team for the past ten years.
d.Which sport on campus has the players with the highest GPAs? The academic records of randomly selected samples of athletes from all sports are compared to answer this question.
e.Is academic achievement associated with any "background" variables? Information on a sample of students is collected. The information includes GPA, age, sex, major, years of schooling completed by both parents, and marital status of the student.

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Definitions:

Cash Disbursements

Refers to the outflow of cash to pay for expenses or investments made by a company or individual.

Accounts Receivable

Money owed to a business by its clients or customers for goods or services delivered but not yet paid for.

Budgeted Sales

Budgeted sales are the projected amounts of revenue a company anticipates earning from the sale of goods or services during a specific period, forming a key part of financial planning.

Customer Amounts

Sums of money owed by customers to a business, typically arising from the purchase of goods or services on credit.