Question 1

A social scientist suspected that females tend to feel more stressful in life as compared to males. As such, he devised an instrument to assess a person's stress level. The result of the test ranges from 0 to 400 points. A higher point means the person feels more stressful. This instrument was used on 46 males and 51 females who volunteered for the test. The dataset can be found in the TOA Data File 'Question_1' worksheet.

Data:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kPTB4UYu4prUyDrMvC5m3KGfygay0aHN/edit#gid=285938673

(a) Describe three (3) measures of location and three (3) measures of dispersion. State the values of these measures for both males and females. You are required to present the relevant Excel output table. (12 marks)

(b) Show three (3) statistical concerns on the approach used in the study. If you have a free hand to study this research question starting from data collection to analysis, illustrate how you would conduct the project. (13 marks)