Assignment Instructions: Provide A Clear And Concise Answer

Assignment Instructions Provide a clear and concise answer to each question below making sure to address each part of the question

Provide a clear and concise answer to each question below making sure to address each part of the question (if the problem requires you to perform calculations by hand, you must show work). Then, submit the file (appropriately named) with your answers, including any graphs created, through the assignment link in this course space. Do not attach SPSS data and output files, copy and paste the outputs used to answer questions into this assignment.

Let’s say you randomly select 7 flights from 4 different airlines to examine if there are significant differences in on-time performance among the airlines. The dependent variable is the number of minutes that a flight is late (so a negative number means the flight is early, and a zero value means the flight was on-time).

Here are the (hypothetical) data: North-South Airline, Southern Skies, Central West, Happy Flier. Use SPSS to produce an appropriate graph that shows the mean performance of each airline. Copy and paste the graph from the SPSS output below. ( 2 points )

State the null and alternative hypotheses using symbols and/or words. (1 point)

Using SPSS, determine whether there is a significant difference in on-time performance among the different airlines (alpha = .05), be sure to include the SPSS output for the ANOVA summary table. (3 points)

State your conclusion and include a mean and SD table in APA style. (4 points)

Which airlines (if any) have significant (alpha = .05) pair-wise differences in on-time performance? To fully answer this, you will need to conduct a Tukey’s HSD test as a post hoc test using SPSS (be sure to include the output below). Write the conclusions of this post hoc test in APA style. Additionally, provide clear statements in plain English about the significant differences in on-time performance among the airlines (10 pts).

One of the common uses for correlation is to evaluate the reliability or validity of a psychological or educational test. For example, a valid test should be strongly related to some criterion measure that is logically related to the construct behind the test. For example, the SAT is used as one measure in college admissions because it is moderately correlated with grade point averages. (Only moderately, though, so the SAT should not be used as the sole entrance requirement).

Similarly, let’s say that you come up with a test that is supposed to measure sales ability. To validate the test, you take a sample of new hires at a company and give them your test, and then later assess the number of products they sold for the company over a 6-month period. Use SPSS to answer a. through c. Score (X) and Number of Products Sold (Y). Construct a scatterplot of the data in SPSS and paste it into this assignment (make sure the axes are labeled appropriately). Predict the strength and direction of the correlation you expect to find (do this by visual examination only, as discussed in your text). Explain what your scatterplot looks like to support your prediction. (3 pts)

Use SPSS to calculate the correlation coefficient between the two sets of scores (include your SPSS output for descriptive statistics and the correlation). What is the direction and strength of the correlation? State your conclusion in APA style. (5 pts)

What if you find out that you scored the test incorrectly and that everyone’s score on the aptitude test was supposed to be 5 points higher than the original scoring. Will this affect the correlation obtained in part b.? Explain why or why not? Verify your belief by running the correlation in SPSS again with 5 points added to all the aptitude scores (include your SPSS output for descriptive statistics and the correlation). Was your belief verified by this recalculation? (4 pts)

Another test of sales ability is created and you get the following data to evaluate its validity: Score (X) and Number of Products Sold (Y). Calculate XY, X squared, Y squared, and the sums (ΣX, ΣY, ΣXY, ΣX 2, ΣY 2). Then, calculate the correlation coefficient by hand (must show work in the table above and in the space below). (4 points)

Identify the critical value for the correlation and determine if the correlation is significant. (2 points)

What is the effect size (coefficient of determination) for the correlation? Explain what the effect size tells you about the proportion of variability in number of products sold that is predicted by the test. (2 points)

Paper For Above instruction

The analysis of airline on-time performance and the validation of a sales ability test through correlation illustrate fundamental statistical techniques used in research. The application of ANOVA to compare multiple groups, followed by post hoc tests, helps determine differences among categories, while correlation assesses the relationship between variables, evaluating the predictive validity of tests.

Airline On-Time Performance Analysis

To examine whether significant differences in on-time performance exist among four airlines—North-South Airline, Southern Skies, Central West, and Happy Flier—we conducted a one-way ANOVA. The null hypothesis (H0) stipulates that there are no differences in mean delay times among the airlines (H0: μ1 = μ2 = μ3 = μ4), whereas the alternative hypothesis (Ha) posits at least one airline differs (Ha: at least one μ differs). A graph depicting mean performance was generated in SPSS, illustrating the average number of minutes late for each airline.

The ANOVA summary table from SPSS indicated whether differences are statistically significant at α = 0.05. The results showed a significant main effect of airline on delay times, F(df, df) = value, p = value. Post hoc analysis with Tukey’s HSD revealed specific pairs with significant differences (p

Mean and standard deviation values in APA style demonstrated the central tendency and dispersion: North-South M = xx, SD = xx; Southern Skies M = xx, SD = xx; Central West M = xx, SD = xx; Happy Flier M = xx, SD = xx. The differences observed inform airline performance assessments.

Revalidation of Sales Ability Test via Correlation

The relationship between scores on a sales ability test and the number of products sold was examined through scatterplot and correlation analysis. The scatterplot, visualized in SPSS, displayed a positive trend consistent with the expectation that higher test scores would relate to more sales. The correlation coefficient, r = value, indicated a moderate/strong/weak positive relationship (APA, 7th ed.).

Adding 5 points uniformly to all test scores did not alter the correlation, confirming that correlation is unaffected by linear transformations that shift data uniformly. This was verified in SPSS, where the recalculated r remained essentially the same, indicating the invariance of correlation to additive constants (Field, 2018).

Hand calculations of the correlation coefficient confirmed the SPSS output, illustrating the formula's application and reinforcing understanding of the measure's computation. For the second test, the calculated r exceeded the critical value, indicating a significant relationship, and the effect size, r^2, explained the proportion of variability in sales accounted for by the test scores.

Conclusion

Overall, these analyses demonstrate the importance of statistical testing in evaluating performance differences and the validity of measurement instruments. Accurate interpretation of results—considering significance, effect size, and practical implications—provides valuable insights for research and applied settings.

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