Optional Midterm Project
Optional Midterm Project
Directions:
1. You will have almost one weeks to complete this examination.
2. You may use your notes, homework examples, code files from class, your textbook, other statistical
eferences, and your personal knowledge. You may NOT consult other students or faculty members.
3. If you have questions or need clarification, contact me by email at XXXXXXXXXX.
Please type the following pledge at the beginning of your na
ative document and type your name after it as
your signature if you comply with this pledge. If you do not include this pledge, your exam may be returned
to you ungraded.
On my honor as a student, I have neither given nor received aid on this examination outside
the scope of the directions.
To Complete this assignment you would submit one or two on documents on Canvas.
Either:
1. A R code script with the code used to prepare variables, tables, and graphs. (.R)
2. A text or word processing document with the na
ative and any relevant tables and graphs (e.g. .docx,
.pdf, .html). This document should stand alone, meaning that all relevant statistics and other information
should be included in tables or graphs within this document.
Or:
1. An html file with the R code and text write up in the same document. This document should include
all the content mentioned above.
DO NOT TURN IN A Lname_midterm.Rmd FILE
For each document use the following naming convention,
Lname_midterm.suffix
where Lname is your capitalized last name, and suffix is the relevant suffix (.R, .html, .docx). For example,
if I were turning in homework, I could include the following files:
Mu
ah_midterm.R
Mu
ah_midterm.docx
O
Mu
ah_midterm.html
NOTE: the text or Word document should be self-contained. That means all the output
needed for the arguments made must also be in this document. It is NOT sufficient to refe
to the R code script.
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I. (100 points)
Import the mo
ison2.csv file for this question.
This study is aimed at understanding which characteristics of a course instructor are important to students.
Using course instructor evaluations we sought to determine if clarity of presentation and instructor content
knowledge are important in predicting how well students’ rate the instructor. The data contain information
elated to student evaluations of instructors of Master’s of Business (MBA) courses. The goal is to estimate
the effect of clarity and knowledge as predictors of the overall instructor evaluation. The outcome is instructo
course evaluation of an MBA course, with two predictors being clarity and knowledge.
The definition of the variables in the data follow.
Variable name Variable Label
insteval Course evaluation of instructo
clarity Clarity of presentations
knowledg Instructors content knowledge
Guiding questions:
The following questions should guide your write up. BUT THE WRITE UP SHOULD BE FORMAT-
TED AS A VERY ABBREVIATED MANUSCRIPT. It should look like the examples given in class.
Do not include the question followed by the answers.
a. Generate a concise table with descriptive statistics for the important variables in the data set.
. Generate a concise co
elation table for the important variables in the data set.
c. Determine the regression model (equation) in raw score form. Include the estimated equation for each
and provide your interpretation for the meaning of the regression coefficients.
d. Evaluate the overall fit of the model using the multiple R2 and the co
esponding statistical test, and
explain the meaning of this test. Explain the R2 as an effect size measure.
e. Determine if both predictors are meaningful in the regression model. Be sure to discuss effect size and
tests of the regression coefficients. Explain your results.
f. Check the data for assumptions, outliers, and influential cases. Write a
ief paragraph summarizing
what you found.
g. Interpret these results and how they are related to the original research question.
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Directions:
I. (100 points)
Guiding questions:
Midterm Ru
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Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1.a Descriptives
5 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1.b Co
elations
5 pts
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5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1.c Equations
10 pts
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10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1.d R squared significance
5 pts
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5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1.e predictors meaning
10 pts
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10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ1.f Iterpret coefficients
5 pts
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5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2.a.1. Descriptive statistics
5 pts
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5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2.a.2. Co
elation Table
5 pts
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5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2.b Regression Equation
10 pts
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10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2b.2. Adequacy of equation
10 pts
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10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2.c.1. Determine predictor meaningfulness.
10 pts
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10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2.c.2. Describe results in APA style
10 pts
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10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQ2.d. Interpret results
10 pts
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10 pts
Total Points: 100
Midterm Ru
ic (2)