STATS – For this assignment, you will undertake an analysis

For this assignment, you will undertake an analysis based on
a self-designed fictitious study that utilizes statistical methodologies. You
will first develop a fictitious problem to examine – it can be anything. For
example, maybe you want to look at whether scores on a standardized college
placement test (like the SAT) are related to the level of income a person makes
10 years after college; Or, whether those who participate in a Leadership
Training program rated as better managers compared to those who do not; Or,
whether ones political affiliation is related to gender. These are just a few
examples; be creative and think about what piques your
interest. You might also address a problem that you may want to look at infuture
research for a dissertation. You will use either EXCEL or SPSS to conduct the
analysis.

Your analysis report should include the following components:

Describe
your research study.
State
a hypothesis.
List
and explain the variables you would collect in this study. There must be a
minimum of three variables and two must meet the assumptions for a
correlational analysis.
Create
a fictitious data set that you will analyze. The data should have a
minimum of 30 cases, but not more than 50 cases.
Conduct
a descriptive data analysis that includes the following:

a
measure of central tendency
a
measure of dispersion
at
least one graph

Briefly
interpret the descriptive data analysis.
Conduct
the appropriate statistical test that will answer your hypothesis. It must
be a statistical test covered in this course such as regression analysis,
single t-test, independent t-test, cross-tabulations, Chi-square, or
One-Way ANOVA. Explain your justification for using the test based on the
type of data and the level of measurement that the data lends to for the
statistical analysis.
Report
and interpret your findings. Use APA style and include a statement about
whether you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis.
Copy
and paste your Excel or SPSS data output and place it in an appendix.