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J. T. MATH 240
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The purpose was to discover: What factors affect the major an individual chooses: Gender Hometown Involvement in sports Whether or not they are planning to attend graduate school Hypotheses: An individual's involvement in sports and their major are related (dependent) An individual’s gender and their major are not related (independent) Rural students would choose different majors than urban students (dependent) An individual’s major and whether they are planning to attend graduate school are related (dependent)
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Data Collection: Asked demographic questions Gender Year in school Hometown and rural or city area Asked about courses of study and plans for the future Major If they had a minor, and if they did what it was Whether they plan to attend graduate school Other Their involvement in sports Whether they took time off before attending school Why they chose their major
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Used a convenience sampling method Handed surveys out to students in residence halls, the wellness center, in classes, and elsewhere Did not choose specific students (asked everybody) in order to ensure that I had a fairly good representation of students at MSU The sample consisted of 155 MSU students The sample was not representative of the population All responses were voluntary and remained anonymous Inserted the data into Minitab All data (other than the year in school) was categorical Used cross-tabulation tables with counts and percentages to compare data
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49 females and 106 males 61 freshman, 46 sophomores, 32 juniors, 14 seniors, and 2 0ther 38 from North Dakota, 22 from neighboring states, 15 from the east, 6 from the Midwest, 11 from the south, 34 from the west, 21 from Canada, and 15 international (countries that are not the U.S. or Canada) 91 individuals from rural locations and 64 from urban locations 5 Arts Majors, 53 Business Majors, 8 Communication Disorders Majors, 21 Education Majors, 18 Health Science Majors, 16 Science Majors, 27 Social Science Majors, and 7 Undecided
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Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence Null: Involvement in sports and major are independent Alternative: Involvement in sports and major are dependent α = 0.05 P = 0.022 < α Rejected null, accepted alternative Involvement in sports and major are dependent Hypothesis regarding sports was correct
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Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence Null: Gender and major are independent Alternative: Gender and major are dependent α = 0.05 P < 0.01 < α Reject null, accept alternative Gender and major are dependent Hypothesis regarding gender was incorrect
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Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence Null: Hometown location and major are independent Alternative: Hometown location and major are dependent α = 0.05 P = 0.607 > α Fail-to-reject null Hometown location and major are independent Hypothesis regarding hometown location was wrong.
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Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence Null: Plan to attend graduate school and major are independent Alternative: Plan to attend graduate school and major are dependent α = 0.05 P < 0.01 < α Reject null, accept alternative Plan to attend graduate school and major are dependent Hypothesis regarding plan to attend graduate school was correct
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Factors that affect the major an individual chooses: Gender Plan to attend graduate school Involvement in sports Factors that do not affect the major an individual chooses: Hometown location (city or rural)
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Several limitations: Sample – convenience sample Sample size Survey – open-ended questions Suggestions for next time: Have no open-ended questions An online survey Consider other factors: Occupation of parents Age in college Financial situation of the student Religion
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Enrollment services Graduate school Recruiters
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