Homework Study 2 

Is there a non-accidental relationship between the expected course grades of students (Q3) and their reasons for taking the course (Q4)? Answer this question based on the "evals.sav" data.

Data file:  evals.sav
Variables: Q3, Q4

Answer the following questions:

  1. Is it legitimate to use Chi-Square on the data? Check for all four assumptions. If not legitimate, what transformation can you perform in order to use Chi-Square?
     
     
     
  2. If necessary, check the figures for normal distribution and note any outliers.
     
     
     
  3. What are the degrees of freedom?
     
     
     
  4. Perform the Chi-Square; write the result below.
     
     
  5. Is the result significant at p<.001?
     
     
  6. In terms of operationalization of the variables, how informative is the information that the students have provided here?
     
     
     
  7. Would a significant finding allow one to conclude that a person's reasons for taking a course stand in a cause-effect relationship to the expected grade? Explain.