Posted: April 27th, 2016

Describe the dependent variable and the independent variables. You need to discuss the type of data and its source (give a brief overview of how the data was acquired, collected, observed or measured).

1) First Article : Regression analysis.
2) Second Article: Analysis of variance (one way ANOVA or Two Factor ANOVA or One factor Anova with blocking or repeated Anova)
Group work:
All the members are expected to contribute to the writing of the report. All the members are responsible for any plagiarism. The groups are expected to work independently. You should submit your work as a report in a binding form.
Note: (Do not search through web).
The marking criteria will be based on
• Selection of the article which describes the statistical approach (regression) with enough detail to enable you to have a knowledgeable awareness of the research conducted and possible access to the original data to verify the reported results ( if possible).
• Describe the use of statistical versus the research hypothesis.
• The effort made by the team in understanding the article and the regression employed in the analysis (Do not give a summary of the paper).
• The report should demonstrate that you have (s) grasped the important concepts
• The report should demonstrate some relevant evidence of depth understanding of the objective of the empirical research conducted by the author(s)
• The quality of the writing (do not rewrite the research article). The report should be coherent
• The completeness and validity of the material in relation to the Author(s) research question
• The validity of the tested hypothesis in relation to the Author(s) research question
• Explicit awareness of strength and weakness of the research
• The quality of presentation and organization of the report, including the quality of expression
• Detail the empirical method
• Apply the critiquing criteria to the evaluation of the paper and its hypothesis
• Evaluate the method and the instrument used in the empirical analysis and state limitation(s)
Problem 1
Review one research articles in the area of engineering that includes regression analysis. The research should have been carried out by the author(s). The article must be directed at a scholarly audience. State clearly the research question, the author interest, state clearly the hypothesis intended to be tested by regression. Describe the dependent variable and the independent variables. You need to discuss the type of data and its source (give a brief overview of how the data was acquired, collected, observed or measured).
Discuss the findings, the tests of the assumptions. Give interpretation of the results and discuss the author conclusion in relation of the regression findings. In case you have access to the research data, carry out the checking of the assumptions. The scientific article should have been published in ranked journals A or B.