Ph.d.

assignment ----20 marks

1) Suppose the age distribution in a city is as follows.

Under 18 22%
18–25 18%
26–50 36%
51–65 10%
Over 65 14%

A researcher is conducting proportionate stratified random sampling with a sample size of

250. Approximately how many people should he sample from each stratum?

2) Suppose you are sending out questionnaires to a randomly selected sample of 100
managers. The frame for this study is the membership list of the American Managers
Association. The questionnaire contains demographic questions about the company and its
top manager. In addition, it asks questions about the manager’s leadership style. Research
assistants are to score and enter the responses into the computer as soon as they are
received. You are to conduct a statistical analysis of the data. Name and describe four
nonsampling errors that could occur in this study.

3) According to Runzheimer International, a typical business traveler spends an average of

$281 per day in Chicago. This cost includes hotel, meals, car rental, and incidentals. A
survey of 65 randomly selected business travelers who have been to Chicago on business
recently is taken. For the population mean of $281 per day, what is the probability of getting
a sample average of more than $273 per day if the population standard deviation is $47?

4) Suppose the following data are selected randomly from a population of normally
distributed values.
40 51 43 48 44 57 54
39 42 48 45 39 43
Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the population mean.

5) Suppose a hypothesis states that the mean is exactly 50. If a random sample of 35 items is
taken to test this hypothesis, what is the value of if the population standard deviation is 7
and the alternative mean is 53? Use α = 0.01.

6) Test the following hypotheses with the data given. Let σ = 0.10

Ho: μ1-μ2 = 0
H1: μ1-μ2 ≠ 0
 Sample 1 Sample 2
Sample mean = 138.4 Sample mean = 142.5
σ 1= 6.71 σ 2= 8.92
n 1= 48 n 2= 39

7) A study was conducted to develop a scale to measure stress in the workplace. Respondents
were asked to rate 26 distinct work events. Each event was to be compared with the stress
of the first week on the job, which was awarded an arbitrary score of 500. Sixty professional
men and 41 professional women participated in the study. One of the stress events was
“lack of support from the boss.” The men’s sample average rating of this event was 631
and the women’s sample average rating was 848. Suppose the population standard
deviations for men and for women both were about 100. Construct a 95% confidence
interval to estimate the difference in the population mean scores on this event for men and
women.

8) Compute a one-way ANOVA on the following data.

1 2 3 4 5

14 10 11 16 14
13 9 12 17 12
10 12 13 14 13
9 12 16 13
10 17 12
14
Determine the observed F value. Compare the observed F value with the critical table F
value and decide whether to reject the null hypothesis. Use α = .01.

9) Compute a two-way ANOVA on the following data (α = .01).

Treatment 1

A B C
5 2 2
A 3 4 3
6 4 5
11 9 13
B 8 10 12
Treatment 2 12 8 10
6 7 4
C 4 6 6
5 7 8
9 8 8
D 11 12 9
9 9 11
10) Given here are the data for a dependent variable, y, and independent variables. Use these
data to develop a regression model to predict y. Discuss the output.

y x1 x2 x3

14 51 16.4 56
17 48 17.1 64
29 29 18.2 53
32 36 17.9 41
54 40 16.5 60
86 27 17.1 55
117 14 17.8 71
120 17 18.2 48
194 16 16.9 60
203 9 18.0 77
217 14 18.9 90
235 11 18.5 67

11) Are the types of professional jobs held in the computing industry independent of the
number of years a person has worked in the industry? Suppose 246 workers are
interviewed. Use the results obtained to determine whether type of professional job held in
the computer industry is independent of years worked in the industry. Let a = .01.

12) “A research scholar has to work as a judge and derive the truth and not as a pleader who is
only eager to prove his case in favour of his plaintiff.” Discuss the statement pointing out
the objectives of research.

13) Describe, in brief, the layout of a research report, covering all relevant points.