Name: Erwin Paolo F.
Lat
Course: MPA
EXERCISE #3_WEEK 3
Direction. For the first 3 problems below, determine the pearson correlation (r) using statistical
software. Show the generated data. Fill-in the table and interpret.
Problem 1. A study was conducted to determine if the grade in College Physics is related in
anyway with the 4th year High School average grade.
Given:
College Physics 81 87 85 92 81 82 88 84 77 84
Grade
4th Year HS 65 82 85 82 76 85 79 79 65 75
Average Grade
A. Formulate
Ho: There is no significant relationship between the grades of college physics and fourth
year high school.
Ha: There is no significant relationship between the grades of college physics and fourth
year high school
B. Insert here the generated data.
C. Fill-in Table 1 (See generated data)
Table 1. Pearson correlation coefficient for the relation of College Physics
Grade and 4th Year High School Average Grade
Indicator r-value Remark p-value Analysis
College Physics Grade
Moderately
vs 4th Year HS Average 0.641 0.046 Significant
Correlated
Grade
D. Decision (kindly check): ______ Accept Ho _____
Reject Ho
E. Interpret the result:
Since the r-value is 0.641, it only means that there is a direct correlation between the
grades of college physics and fourth year high school. Further, it is significant since the p
value of 0.046 is less than the level of significance of 0.05. Therefore, we reject the null
hypothesis (Ho) and accept the alternative hypothesis (Ha).
Problem 2. A personnel manager of a company administered an aptitude test to selected
employees and used the result to find out its relationship with the performance rating.
Calculate the pearson correlation coefficient (r) between test scores and performance rating.
Test the result at 5% level.
Given:
Aptitude Test: 20 29 17 8 25 26 7 12 18 22
23 27 10 5 13
Performance Rating: 24 18 21 7 14 20 8 13 15 19
25 23 18 12 17
NOTE: Follow the steps in problem 1, indicated as A, B, C, D, and E.
A. Formulate
Ho: There is no significant relationship between the aptitude test and performance rating
of the employees of a company.
Ha: There is a significant relationship between the aptitude test and performance rating
of the employees of a company.
B. Insert here the generated data.
C. Fill-in Table 2 (See generated data)
Table 2. Pearson correlation coefficient for the relation of Aptitude Test and
Performance Rating of the Employees in a Company
Indicator r-value Remark p-value Analysis
Aptitude Test vs Moderately
0.674 0.006 Significant
Performance Rating Correlated
D. Decision (kindly check): ______ Accept Ho _____
Reject Ho
E. Interpret the result:
Since the r-value is 0.674, it only means that there is a direct correlation between the
aptitude test and performance rating of the employees of a company. Further, it is
significant since the p value of 0.006 is less than the level of significance of 0.05.
Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis (Ho) and accept the alternative hypothesis (Ha).
Problem 3. Construct a table similar to problem 1 and interpret. Find the Spearman’s correlation
coefficient between X and Y. Show generated data using statistical software.
Given:
Male Applicants
Who Passed the 6 5 2 7 3 4 8
Exam on their
First Try (X)
Female
Applicants Who 9 10 6 11 5 7 15
Passed the Exam
on their First Try
(Y)
PEARSON CORRELATION
COEFFICIENT
A. Formulate
Ho: There is no significant relationship between the male and female applicants who
passed the driver’s license examination in their first try
Ha: There is a significant relationship between the male and female applicants who
passed the driver’s license examination in their first try
B. Insert here the generated data.
C. Fill-in Table 3 (See generated data)
Table 3. Pearson correlation coefficient for the relation of Male and Female
Applicants Who Passed the Driver's License Theoretical Examination for their
First Try from January - July 2022
Indicator r-value Remark p-value Analysis
Moderately
Male vs Female 0.926 0.003 Significant
Correlated
D. Decision (kindly check): ______ Accept Ho _____
Reject Ho
E. Interpret the result:
Since the r-value is 0.926, it only means that there is a direct correlation between the
aptitude test and performance rating of the employees of a company. Further, it is
significant since the p value of 0.003 is less than the level of significance of 0.05.
Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis (Ho) and accept the alternative hypothesis (Ha).
SPEARMAN CORRELATION
COEFFICIENT
A. Formulate
Ho: There is no significant relationship between the male and female applicants who
passed the driver’s license examination in their first try
Ha: There is a significant relationship between the male and female applicants who
passed the driver’s license examination in their first try
B. Insert here the generated data.
C. Fill-in Table 4 (See generated data)
Table 4. Spearman correlation coefficient for the relation of Male and
Female Applicants Who Passed the Driver's License Theoretical Examination
for their First Try from January - July 2022
Indicator r-value Remark p-value Analysis
Moderately
Male vs Female 0.929 0.003 Significant
Correlated
D. Decision (kindly check): ______ Accept Ho _____
Reject Ho
E. Interpret the result:
Since the r-value is 0.929, it only means that there is a direct correlation between the
aptitude test and performance rating of the employees of a company. Further, it is
significant since the p value of 0.003 is less than the level of significance of 0.05.
Therefore, we reject the null hypothesis (Ho) and accept the alternative hypothesis (Ha).
Problem 4. Solve manually. Complete (fill-in) the table and compute Pearson correlation coefficient,
Answer what is asked below the table.
X Y X2 Y2 XY
2 4 4 16 8
7 7 49 49 49
5 5 25 25 25
4 5 16 25 20
3 3 9 9 9
7 6 49 36 42
9 7 81 49 63
∑X = 37 ∑Y = 37 ∑ X2 = 233 ∑Y2 = 209 ∑XY = 216
r = 0.911206875
r2 = 0.830297969
t = 4.946049597
t critical value @0.05 with 5 df = 2.571 (given)
Decision:
______ Accept Ho
_______Reject Ho
______Significant
_______Not Significant
Submit exercise no. 3 on Wednesday, September 21 on or before 12 midnight.
