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A psychologist conjectured that self-efficacy is related to academic performance

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Question

A psychologist conjectured that self-efficacy is related to academic performance. He collected the following data:

(a) Calculate the estimated Z scores for self-efficacy. The largest estimated Z score is

(b) Calculate the estimated Z scores for GPA. The smallest estimated Z score is

(c) The Pearson's correlation between self-efficacy and GPA is

(d) The psychologist is interested in testing H0: rho<=0, rho>=0 or rho=0

(g) The coefficient of determination is______.

Thankyou so much.

Self-efficacy GPA 37 3.1 2.0 3.6 2.6 P71066 G33232 S85396

Explanation / Answer

Part-a

From following table largest Z-score for self-efficacy=1.17

Part-b

From following table smallest Z-score for GPA=-1.41

S.N.

Self Efficacy

GPA

Z-self-efficacy=(Self-6.2)/2.39

Z-GPA=(GPA-3)/0.71)

1

8

3.7

0.75

0.99

2

5

3.1

-0.50

0.14

3

3

2

-1.34

-1.41

4

9

3.6

1.17

0.85

5

6

2.6

-0.08

-0.56

Total

31

15

0.00

0.00

Mean

6.2

3

S

2.39

0.71

Part-c

Correlation coefficient r=0.899

Self Efficacy

GPA

Self Efficacy

1

GPA

0.898848973

1

Part-d

H0: rho=0

Part-e

Critical r=0.878

We reject the null hypothesis

Part-f

Critical r=0.959

We do not reject null hypothesis

Part-g

Coefficentof determination r2=0.8992=0.808

S.N.

Self Efficacy

GPA

Z-self-efficacy=(Self-6.2)/2.39

Z-GPA=(GPA-3)/0.71)

1

8

3.7

0.75

0.99

2

5

3.1

-0.50

0.14

3

3

2

-1.34

-1.41

4

9

3.6

1.17

0.85

5

6

2.6

-0.08

-0.56

Total

31

15

0.00

0.00

Mean

6.2

3

S

2.39

0.71

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