Week 6 Assignment

For this assignment you will use the Week_06_Assignment_Data.csv file, which can be found on the Week 6 Assignment page in Canvas. This is a hypothetical dataset. Assume these data were collected from a representative sample of students recently admitted to a bachelor’s degree program at one large online university.

The dataset includes the following variables:

·       Student_ID: A unique nominal-level identification number assigned to each student

·       Admit_Status: Whether the student was admitted as a first-year student (FYR) or transfer student (TRN)

·       Age: Student’s self-reported age in years

·       FirstGen: Whether the student self-reported being a first-generation college student (Y) or not a first-generation college student (N)

·       Primary_Degree: Whether the student’s primary degree is a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Bachelor of Science (BS)

Criteria:

·       Use JASP to compute descriptive statistics and to construct graphs

·       Interpret descriptive statistics and graphs in relation to the assumptions of an inferential test

·       Write hypothesis statements for a given scenario

·       Use JASP to conduct an inferential statistical analysis

·       Interpret the statistical significance of a hypothesis test

·       Summarize the results of a hypothesis test in APA style

Scenario: The admissions office at a large online university wants to know if students admitted to their bachelor’s degrees program as first-year students (FYR) and transfer students (TRN) differ in terms of their ages.