Student Name: Christian A.

Taghoy Semester/Year: Summer 2018

Course: EDUC 602 – Inferential Statistics Submitted To: Dr. Edsel Inocian, Ph.D.

Logistic Regression

Situation:

A group of 20 students spend between 0 and 6 hours studying for an exam. How does the number
of hours spent studying affect the probability that the student will pass the exam? The table shows
the number of hours each student spent studying, and whether they passed (1) or failed (0).
Hours 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.25 3.50 4.00 4.25 4.50 4.75 5.00 5.50
Pass/Fail 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Step 1: State the Problem

Does the number of hours spent studying affect the probability that the student will pass the exam?

Step 2: State the Hypothesis

H0 = There is no significant relationship between the hours spent studying and the probability that the
students will pass or fail the exam.

Ha = There is significant relationship between the hours spent studying and the probability that the
students will pass or fail the exam.

Step 3: Identify the Test statistic to be used & select a Level of Significance

Logistic Regression; = 0.05

Step 4: Compute the Test Statistic

Using SPSS:

Variables in the Equation

B S.E. Wald df Sig. Exp(B)
Step 1a Hours 1.505 .629 5.727 1 .017 4.503
Constant -4.078 1.761 5.362 1 .021 .017
a. Variable(s) entered on step 1: Hours.

Step 5: Formulate the Decision Rule, Critical Regions and state the Findings

Decision Rule: Accept H0 if computed p-value (Sig.) is greater than 0.05 or reject the null hypothesis H0 if
p-value ≤ 0.05;

Finding: Sig. 0.017 on the Hours variable is lesser than  0.05

Step 6: Make a Decision

Reject the null hypothesis H0

Step 7: Interpret the test results

There is significant relationship with the hours studying on the probability of passing the exam.

Step 8: Conclusion

The result of the research confirms that for every additional hour spent studying, the student raises his
odds of passing the exam.

Step 9: Implications

For a student who wants to pass the exam, he should spend more time in studying.