Written Assignment 8- STATA PROFICIENCY REQUIRED

Week 8 Written Assignment:

Criteria Satisfactory Needs Improvement Not Evident

Parameter of interest

(6% of Grade)

States the notation for the parameter and what the parameter represents

States the notation for the parameter OR what the parameter represents

Does not state the notation for the parameter AND what the parameter represents

Hypotheses

(16% of Grade)

States the null and alternative hypotheses using the appropriate notation and states what each means in the context of the primary research question

States the null and alternative hypotheses using the appropriate notation, but does not state what each means in the context of the primary research question

Does not state the null and alternative hypotheses using the appropriate notation

Test Statistic and P- Value

(26% of Grade)

Verifies that any necessary assumptions hold and correctly calculates the test statistic and p-value

There is an error in the checking of the assumptions OR does not correctly calculate the test statistic and p-value

There is an error in the checking of the assumptions AND does not correctly calculate the test statistic and p-value

The Decision

(11% of Grade)

Clearly states decision on rejecting null and the significance level of the test

Clearly states decision on rejecting null, but does not state the significance level of the test

Does not state decision on rejecting the null

Conclusion

(21% of Grade)

Utilizes appropriate language to state, in the context of the research question, what the decision means

There are errors in the interpretation of the decision in terms of the research question

Does not provide an interpretation of the decision in terms of the research question

Specific Comparisons

(10% of Grade)

Clearly states the steps to figure out which groups differ

There are errors or gaps in the proposed steps to figure out which groups differ

Did not state the steps to figure out which groups differ

Potential Problems

(10% of Grade)

Clearly identifies potential problems with the proposed comparison method

There are errors in the identification of potential problems with the proposed comparison method

Did not identify potential problems with proposed comparison method