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Microsoft Word - Refe Def 7COM1071 ASSIGNMENT 3 Regulations governing assessment offences including Plagiarism and Collusion are available from: http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/secreg/upr/pdf/AS14-Apx3-Assessment%20Offences-v06.0.pdf School of Computer of Science ASSIGNMENT BRIEFING SHEET (2018/19Academic Year) – Assignment Title Referred/Deferred Stats Assignment (3) Date Submitted Module Title Investigative Methods Module Code 7COM1071 Tutor Trevor Barker GROUP or INDIVIDUAL Assignment Individual FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS – STUDENT TO COMPLETE By completing BOX A below, I certify that thesubmitted work is entirely mine and that any material derived or quoted from the published or unpublished work of other persons has been duly acknowledged.[ref. UPR AS12, section 7 and UPR AS14 (Appendix III)]. Please ONLY provide your ID (srn) number as this assignment will be anonymously marked BOX A Student ID Number (SRN) This sheet must be submitted with the assignment, and either BOX A or B filled in. LATE SUBMISSION WILL ATTRACTA STANDARD LATENESS PENALTY. 1. For undergraduate modules, a score of 40% or above represents a pass mark. 2. For postgraduate modules, a score of 50% or above represents a pass mark. 3. For work submitted up to 5 working days late marked is capped to a bare pass (40% for undergraduate and 50% for postgraduate). 4. For work submitted more than 5 working days a mark of zero will be awarded for the assignment. Regulations governing assessment offences including Plagiarism and Collusion are available from: http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/secreg/upr/pdf/AS14-Apx3-Assessment%20Offences-v06.0.pdf School of Computer of Science ASSIGNMENT BRIEFING SHEET (2017/18Academic Year)– ANONYMOUS MARKING MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSED BY THIS ASSIGNMENT: 1. have a knowledge and understanding of a set of research methods for the investigation of a problem in a given domain of computer science, and the principal advantages and limitations of those methods. 2. be able to critically evaluate research papers and/or a research proposal in computer science, and articulate their findings that could form the basis of an advanced Master’s project. 3. be able to communicate effectively and professionally, both orally and in writing. THE ASSIGNMENT TASK: Assignment 3 Worth 20% You must complete and attaché the Assignment Briefing sheet to your submission with your student ID number. Failure to do so will delay feedback and marking Do not put your name on your submission. This assignment MUST be entirely your own work. It will be checked. A web developer is interested in how customers are using her online store. She is interested in the following a) How much time customers spend on web pages searching for goods and if this is different for customers spending more than the median spend and those spending less than the median spend. b) The attitude of users to the website and if this is related to the money they spend. c) If how much money is spent by customers on the site is different for male and female users d) Any relationship between the ages of customers and the time they spend on the website The data from his pilot study is shown below: Customer ID Gender Age (Years) Attitude (1-10 Likert Scale) Time spent (minutes) Average spend (£) Cust001 M 18 5 7.3 3.62 Cust002 M 27 3 8.2 4.67 Cust003 F 18 6 12.6 4.23 Cust004 F 26 8 31.3 5.62 Cust005 M 37 3 0.9 12.87 Cust006 M 45 5 1.7 8.45 Cust007 M 56 7 5.3 9.12 Cust008 F 35 7 9.1 6.34 Cust009 F 47 5 8.4 7.23 Cust010 M 17 6 1.4 5.12 Cust011 M 31 9 9.3 4.28 Cust012 F 45 7 9.7 11.45 Cust013 F 53 2 19.5 8.45. Cust014 F 18 5 5.3 5.67 Cust015 M 53 6 14.4 8.12 Cust016 F 18 7 3.2 9.12 Cust017 F 25 8 1.8 6.33 Regulations governing assessment offences including Plagiarism and Collusion are available from: http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/secreg/upr/pdf/AS14-Apx3-Assessment%20Offences-v06.0.pdf Cust018 M 61 6 9.5 8.12 Cust019 F 27 7 0.7 9.12 Cust020 M 19 5 3.1 2.12 Cust021 M 24 8 6.3 4.76 Cust022 F 41 6 9.3 6.72 Cust023 M 35 3 7.2 8.12 Cust024 M 46 5 5.3 9.12 Cust025 M 51 6 8.1 21.32 Cust026 F 43 7 8.2 4.23 Cust027 F 36 9 21.3 7.12 Cust028 M 17 6 51.5 6.13 Cust029 M 21 4 3.1 5.29 Cust030 F 35 6 5.2 5.11 Cust031 F 63 3 6.3 13.12 Cust032 F 16 5 17.3 12.32 Cust033 M 24 2 7.2 4.19 Cust034 F 25 7 8.1 5.23 Cust035 M 33 3 9.4 7.19 Cust036 M 35 3 2.5 7.23 Cust037 M 41 2 4.1 9.12 Cust038 F 35 5 5.2 6.72 Cust039 F 43 7 5.3 7.12 Cust040 M 47 4 7.1 8.13 Cust041 M 18 8 6.3 4.12 Cust042 F 49 5 8.1 8.17 Cust043 M 18 7 9.2 5.12 Cust044 F 61 6 12.7 9.84 Cust045 M 34 6 21.0 6.13 Cust046 F 18 3 8.3 5.62 Cust047 F 26 5 6,2 7.46 Cust048 M 35 7 4.2 8.13 Cust049 F 38 6 15.3 8.37 Cust050 F 42 8 12.1 9.18 1. Generate hypotheses for a, b, c and d above (1 sentence per hypothesis) state whether it is a null or alternate hypothesis and 1 or 2 tailed. 2 Marks 2. Provide descriptive statistics for the above data 2 marks 3. List the statistical tests you would use to test the hypotheses for a, b ,c and d above 2 marks 4. Using SPSS carry out the statistical tests. Show the results of the tests. 2 marks 5. Explain whether they support or refute your hypotheses? 2 marks 6. Provide a title for your study 1 mark 7. Write a 200 word abstract summarising the study and its findings 3 marks 8. Explain your sampling strategy in detail giving reasons (max 200 words) 3 marks 9. Explain in detail your method for the above study (max 200 words) 3 marks Total 20 marks Regulations governing assessment offences including Plagiarism and Collusion are available from: http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/secreg/upr/pdf/AS14-Apx3-Assessment%20Offences-v06.0.pdf You may assume that any continuous data is sufficiently normal for parametric testing to be appropriate. The data will be provided in Excel format for this assignment DEADLINES AND ASSIGNMENT WEIGHTINGS 1 This assignment is worth 20% of the overall assessment for this module. 2 You are expected to spend about 25 Hours to complete this assignment to a satisfactory standard 3 Date assignment set 07/06/2019    24/06/2019  4 Target date for return of marked assignment AFTER THE EXAM BOARD INTERNAL MODERATION This assignment has been internally moderated. I confirm that the assignment set, meets the requirements of the module and that the brief provides appropriate content for students to successfully complete the assignment. 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