SOSC Lab 1

Dr. Rose was interested in studying student involvement in extracurricular activities, residence, school motivation scores, life satisfaction scores, and their scores on exams 1, 2, and 3. He found that students were either (0) not involved with extra-curricular activities on campus or (1) involved with extracurricular activities and either lived (1) on campus, (2) off-campus, or (3) with their parents. Using these data Lab 1.omv Download Lab 1.omv, please answer the questions below and provide your Jamovi file with analyses completed.  Be sure to open the Jamovi software FIRST and then open the file within the Jamovi software.  Here is a Step-by-Step Guide 

Actionsto assist you in completing this lab in Jamovi.  

Note the different variable icons used in Jamovi to represent different variable levels.  These are important since a mean or average, for example, cannot be computed with Nominal Data. 

Lab Details

Your submission for this Lab Assignment should be a Jamovi file with an omv extension. NOTE that you will not be able to Preview your submission since you are only able to see the file when in the Jamovi application.  

Create a variable called Average Exam Score, the average of exam scores 1, 2, and 3. Use the compute mean command to do this. 

Transform the Motivation Variable into Motivation Groups with three groups: Low (1-3), Medium (4-6), and High (7-9). Use the layered IF command to do this. 

Create a frequency table for the residence variable. 

Use the descriptive statistics function to find the mean and standard deviation of the life satisfaction variable split by two variables; extra-curricular involvement and Motivation_Groups. Report each mean and standard deviation and provide output. 

Find the mean and standard deviation for exam 1, exam 2, exam 3, and average exam scores variables. 

Compute histograms with a normal curve (density) for average exam scores and life satisfaction scores. 

Create a histogram without a normal curve (density) for exams 1, 2, and 3. 

Split the data by the motivation groups variable and find the mean exam score and life satisfaction score for each group as well as the histogram and density for each group. 

Important 

This lab will utilize Jamovi, to review the resources linked in your Course Tools and Resources to get started with Jamovi. Please reach out to your instructor with any questions or concerns.

You may find it best to download the software for Jamovi directly to your device for free if you wish. This can be done through the Jamovi webpage.