For this assessment, you will complete an SPSS data analysis report using a one-way ANOVA for assigned variables.
We are often confronted with a need to compare the means of more than two groups. We may also need to compare more than two scores among a sample of participants. ANOVA, ANalysisOf VAariance, is a technique designed to address such questions.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Analyze the computation, application, strengths and limitations of various statistical tests.
Develop a conclusion, including strengths and limitations of a one-way ANOVA.
Competency 2: Analyze the decision making process of data analysis.
Analyze the assumptions of a one-way ANOVA.
Competency 3: Apply knowledge of hypothesis testing.
Articulate a research question, null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, and alpha level.
Competency 4: Interpret the results of statistical analyses.
Interpret the one-way ANOVA output.
Competency 5: Apply a statistical program's procedure to a data set.
Apply the appropriate SPSS procedures to check assumptions and calculate the one-way ANOVA to generate relevant output.
Competency 6: Apply the results of statistical analyses to a field of interest or career.
Develop a context for the data set, including a definition of required variables and scales of measurement.
Competency 7: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members in the identified field of study.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the identified field of study.