MACAVINTA, Joseph Celrin III, V., R.N.

Master of Science in Nursing

St. Paul University Philippines January 1, 2017

SESSION 4. Problem Set

Use the following data on length of service in days (X) and cost per day in dollars (Y) for 10
patients on a health care program.

A. State which model the data follow and plot the scatter diagram.
Answer: The model that the data follows is Low Linear Correlation Model, because
based on the plotted scatter diagram the points does not clearly follow a straight
line. (See Session 4 SPSS Output)
B. Do you expect the r to be positive or negative from looking at the scatter diagram?
Answer: Based on the scatter diagram, I expect the r to be negative. Since the high
values of x are paired with the low values of y and low values of x are paired with
high values of y. (See Session 4 SPSS Output)
Should b be positive or negative?
Answer: It is also negative.
C. Find the equation of the regression model that will predict cost per day given the
length of services in days.
Answer: y=a+bx
y= 110.035+ (-0.315)x

SESSION 6. Workshop 1:

Using the employee data file, is there a significant difference in the current salary of the
employees when they are grouped according to employment category and educational
level?
Answer: There is no significant difference between current salary of employees
when they are grouped according to employment category with t value of 43.885,
p=<.01 and educational level with t value of 43.873, p= <.01. (See Session 6
Workshop 1 SPSS Output).
SESSION 6. Workshop 2:

Using the 1991 US General Social Survey Data, is there a significant difference in the
general happiness and life excitement perception of the respondents when they are
grouped according to:

Race, (GH=S, LE=NS), white race happier than black

Answer: The result from the analysis shows that there is a significant difference of
white and black race according to General Happiness and Life excitement
perception with t value of -4.260 for GH and -1.004 for life excitement. (See Session
6 Workshop 2 SPSS Output).

Regional location, NS
Answer: The result of the analysis shows that there is no significant difference for
both regions for general happiness with t value of 2.226 and 2.189, p=<.01.
Meanwhile, based on life excitement perception, there is significant difference of
both regions with t value of -0.675 and -0.676, p=<.01 (See Session 6 Workshop 2
SPSS Output).

Number of Children, NS
Answer: The result of the analysis shows that there is significant difference in
general happiness with t value of -1.407 and 1.404 and life excitement perception
with t value of -.092 and -.078 when the respondents were group based on number of
children. (See Session 6 Workshop 2 SPSS Output).

Occupational category (S), managerial vs gen labor

Answer: The result of the analysis shows that there is no significant difference in
general happiness with t value of 3.172 and 3.130 and life excitement perception with
t value of 5.590 and 5.857 when the respondents were group based on occupational
category. (See Session 6 Workshop 2 SPSS Output).

Highest year completed?

Answer: The result of the analysis shows that there is a significant difference in
general happiness with t value of -2.985 and -2.928 and life excitement perception
with t value of -3.473 and -3.011 when respondents grouped based on highest year
completed. (See Session 6 Workshop 2 SPSS Output).
SESSION 7. Problem Set 1:
1. A general physician recorded the oral and rectal temperatures of nine consecutive
patients who made first visits to his office. The temperatures are given in degrees
Celcius.
Is there a significant mean difference in the patients oral and rectal temperature?
Answer: The result from the analysis indicates that there is significant mean
difference in the temperature either oral or rectal among the 9 patients with t value
of -3.200, p= <.01. (See Session 7 Problem Set 1 SPSS Output).

SESSION 7. Problem Set 2:

2. Bacterial colonies were counted on 12 plates. There were two observers and the plate
counts obtained. Is there a significant mean difference in the observers bacterial
colonies count?
Answer: The result from the analysis indicates that there is a significant mean
difference in the observers bacterial colonies count with t value of -2.853, p=<.01.
(See Session 7 Problem Set 2 SPSS Output).