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Jane Doe

SYM 506

Inferential Statistics Hypothesis Testing and Research Summary

Summary of Survey Results

The topic of study chosen for this research summary was Makeup Consumers’ Purchasing Habits. A survey was developed to identify characteristics of makeup consumers and better understand their purchasing habits. This survey consisted of ten questions that were qualitative and quantitative in nature. Thirty women participated in the survey and provided their feedback.

Of the ten questions answered, two were chosen for additional analysis:

· How many makeup products do you use on a daily basis?

· How much money do you typically spend on makeup semi-monthly?

Histograms were developed for each of these questions to help visually summarize the data collected.

Some basic analysis was completed for each of the two variables, as summarized in the tables below.

Variable One: Number of Makeup Products Used Daily

Mean

5.73 products

Median

5.00 products

Mode

5.00 products

Variance

13.10

Standard Deviation

3.62

Variable Two: Money Spent on Makeup Semi-Monthly

Mean

$25.30

Median

$20.00

Mode

$20.00

Variance

200.77

Standard Deviation

14.17

Analysis continued with the second variable, as confidence intervals were developed at the .95, .90, and .98 levels. The end points of the 98% confidence interval are $31.78 and $18.82. This indicates that we can be 98% confident that the mean amount of money spent on makeup every two months is within that range.

Data Analysis and Hypothesis Test

Data analysis of the first and second variables continued through hypothesis testing. To determine the type of hypothesis test to conduct, I considered three things:

· Type of data (nominal or ratio/interval) - The questions for variable one and two solicited ratio/interval type data.

· Number of samples involved – There is one sample and two measures.

· Purpose – The purpose for this test would be to look for a relationship between the two variables.

With the type of data, number of samples, and purpose in mind, I chose to complete a regression hypothesis analysis.

Excel Analysis

Please see the following excerpt from the Excel document in which the data was analyzed.

Independent Variable - Money spent on makeup semi-monthly

Dependent Variable - Number of makeup products used daily

Research Question - Does there seem to be a direct relationship between the two variables?

From the scatterplot, there seems to be a direct relationship with a positive correlation between the two variables of money spent semi-monthly and number of makeup products used daily.

Research Question - At the .05 significance level, can we conclude that the slope of the regression line is positive?

SUMMARY OUTPUT

Regression Statistics

Multiple R

0.690838733

R Square

0.477258155

Adjusted R Square

0.458588803

Standard Error

2.663055457

Observations

30

ANOVA

 

df

SS

MS

F

Significance F

Regression

1

181.2944644

181.2944644

25.56372415

2.37924E-05

Residual

28

198.5722023

7.091864367

Total

29

379.8666667

 

 

 

 

Coefficients

Standard Error

t Stat

P-value

Intercept

1.268908621

1.007997225

1.258841383

0.21848231

Money Spent (X)

0.176459475

0.034900602

5.056058163

2.37924E-05

H0: β ≤ 0

H1: β > 0

df =

28

Reject H0 if t > 1.701 (Found in Appendix B.5)

5.056 > 1.701

We reject the null hypothesis because 5.056 is greater than 1.701. We can conclude that the regression line is positive at the .05 significance level.

R Square

0.458588803

Approximately 45% of variation in number of products used daily is explained by variation in money spent on makeup on a semi-monthly basis.

Raw Data Collected

Money Spent (X)

Number of Products (Y)

10

5

1

0

7

3

50

10

20

4

10

5

20

6

20

8

15

6

15

1

20

2

20

8

44

6

30

7

15

7

30

11

25

3

15

5

40

5

40

7

30

5

20

3

5

1

50

16

30

3

20

5

50

14

42

7

45

7

20

2

Money Spent vs. Number of Makeup Products

Number of Products (Y)

10 1 7 50 20 10 20 20 15 15 20 20 44 30 15 30 25 15 40 40 30 20 5 50 30 20 50 42 45 20 5 0 3 10 4 5 6 8 6 1 2 8 6 7 7 11 3 5 5 7 5 3 1 16 3 5 14 7 7 2

Money Spent on Makeup Semi-Monthly

Number of Prodcuts USed Daily

Number of Makeup Products Used Daily

0 up to 3 3 up to 6 6 up to 9 9 up to 12 12 up to 15 15 up to 18 5 11 10 2 1 1

Number of Makeup Products

Frequency

Money Spent on Makeup Semi-Monthly

$0 up to $10 $10 up to $20 $20 up to $30 $30 up to $40 $40 up to $50 3 6 9 4 8

Dollars Spent

Frequency