SELF DESIGNED FICTICIOUS STUDY
Create and Analyze a Selfdesigned Fictitious Study
For this activity you will undertake an analysis based on a selfdesigned 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 will use either EXCEL to conduct the analysis.
Your analysis report should include the following components:
1. Describe your research study.
2. State a hypothesis.
3. 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.
4. Create a fictitious data set that you will analyze. The data should have a minimum of 30 cases, but not
more than 50 cases.
5. Conduct a descriptive data analysis that includes the following:
a) a measure of central tendency
b) a measure of dispersion
c) at least one graph
6. Briefly interpret the descriptive data analysis.
7. Conduct the appropriate statistical test that will answer your hypothesis. It must be a statistical test such
as regression analysis, single ttest, independent ttest, crosstabulations, Chisquare, or OneWay
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.
8. Report and interpret your findings. Use APA style and include a statement about whether you reject or
fail to reject the null hypothesis.
9. Copy and paste your Excel data output and place it in an appendix.
Length: 12-14 pages
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