Running head: Part III

Kathleen Wallace
Wayne State University
Assignment #2: Part III

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Correlation
1) Both variables used in this correlation analysis are measured at the interval and ratio
level.
2) Descriptive statistics for the correlation analysis can be seen in Table 1
Table 2: Descriptive Correlation
n
Age (in years)
18
Numbers of date
18
nights on a weekly
basis

Mean
27.0
1.1

SD
8.5
.24

3) The mean of the respondents age was 27, which indicates the majority of respondents
were legal adults. The mean number of date nights the respondent has on a weekly
basis was 1.1, which indicates that the average amount of nights dedicated to a night out
with their significant other is one out of seven days.
4) The sample could be representative of the number of weekly date nights with a
significant other as an adult.
5) This sample is not generalized to those who go on monthly dates.
This sample is not generalizable to citizens nation-wide or in other countries, as they
were not surveyed.
However, there is an option to choose zero date nights for those who are unable to go
on dates on a weekly basis. Thus, the sample includes adults with less availability and
those unable to go on dates.
Bivariate Analysis: Correlation
1) The research question for this analysis is: What is the relationship between age of
respondent and reported weekly "date nights"?
The null hypothesis is: There is not a relationship between ages of respondent and
reported weekly "date nights.
The alternative hypothesis is: There is a relationship between ages of respondent and
reported weekly "date nights.
2) In order to answer the research question, a descriptive was run to determine the
correlation statistic.
3) There was not a correlation between the two variables, r= -.117, n= 18, p= .644.
Therefore, because there was not a significant relationship, the null hypothesis is
accepted. Overall, there was negative correlation between the respondents age and
number of weekly date nights. Thus, I can conclude the age of an individual does not
affect the frequency of dates an individual has on a weekly basis.

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Implications
These finding are not significant because there is no relationship between the age of respondents
and the number of weekly date nights. These findings cannot inform further research on the
topics explored in relation to one another. Additionally relations should be examined such as the
amount of time respondents have been in their current relationship and the economic status of
both the respondent and significant other.
Chi-Square
1) Variables used in this chi-square are measured at the ordinal and nominal level.
2) Descriptive statistics for the chi-square analysis can be seen in Table 1.
Table 1:
n (%)
Who wears the pants in parents relationship
Mother 6 (33.3%)
Father 7 (38.9%)
Equal 5 (27.8)
Is your significant other someone you can go
to for advice
Never 2 (11.1%)
Sometimes
7 (38.9%)
Always 9 (50%)
3) The total sample for the chi-square analysis is N= 18. Of this sample, half of the
respondents surveyed felt they could always go to their significant others for advice. Yet,
there seemed to be an even distribution of who wears the pants in their parents
relationship.
4) The sample could be a representative of individuals that rely on their significant other for
guidance.
5) This sample is not generalizable to citizens nation-wide or in other countries, as they
were not surveyed.
This sample is not generalizable to those that have never been in a relationship or a
significant other.
However, those who never seek advice from their significant other or have parents with
equal authority in their marriage are included.
Bivariate Analysis: Chi-square
1) The research question for this analysis is: Is there an association between who "wears the
pants" in a relationship and frequency of seeking advice from a significant other?

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The null hypothesis is: There is not an association between "who wears the relationship"
in a relationship and frequency of seeking advice from a significant other.
The alternative hypothesis is: There is an association between who "wears the pants" in a
relationship and frequency of seeking advice from a significant other
2) In order to answer the research question, a crosstabs was run to determine the chi-square
statistic.
3) A chi-square was used to evaluate the relationship between who wears the pants in the
respondents parents relationship and the likely hood of seeking advice from their
significant other. There was no relationship between the two variables x2 (4, N= 18)
=4.931, p=.294. Therefore, since the .294 is more than .05, the statistics is considered
insignificant. Therefore, the null hypothesis is accepted because there is no significant
relationship between which parents wears the pants and the frequency of seeking
advice from a significant other. Therefore, I can conclude that the amount of authority
between parents does not affect the occurrence of seeking advice from a significant other.
Implications
These finding are irrelevant because there is no relationship between the dispersion of authority
within the parents relationship and the rate of which a respondent relies on a significant other for
advice. These finding suggest if a respondent grows up in a household with either their mother or
father in charge, it will not affect their comfort level of going to a significant other for advice.
However, additional relationships such as the dependency respondents and their parents have
overall on their significant others should be evaluated.
T-Test
1) For the independent variable of this t-test analysis a dichotomous level of measurement
was used. For the dependent variable of this t-test analysis an interval level of
measurement was used.
2) Descriptive statistics for the t-test analysis can be seen in Table 3 and Table 4.
Table 3: Frequencies: T-Test
n (%)
Gender
Female 12 (66.7%)
Male 6 (33.3%)
Table 4: Descriptive: T-Test
n
Amount of effort put
18
in relationship by
respondent

Mean
61.1

SD
27.4

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3) The total sample for the t-test analysis is N= 18. Of this sample, the majority of people
(66.7%) were female. The mean of the respondents amount of effort they put into their
relationship with a significant other is 61.1; thus, this indicates the average percentage of
work respondents put into their relationship, compared to their significant other, was
61%.
4) The sample could be representative of second year social work students that attend
Wayne State University.
5) This sample is not generalized to those who do not identify with male or female gender.

This sample is not generalized to populations state-wide.

This sample is not generalized to those who have never been in a relationship.

However, those that put in all the effort into their relationship are included so the sample
could be generalized to individuals that balance hard work in college and relationships,
based on the population surveyed of students attending Wayne State University.

Bivariate Analysis: T-Test

1) The research question for this analysis is: Is there a difference between gender and
amount of effort put into a relationship?

The null hypothesis is: There is not a difference between gender and amount of effort put
into a relationship

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The alternative hypothesis is: There is a difference between gender and amount of effort
put into a relationship

2) In order to answer the research question, a descriptive analysis and frequencies were run
to determine the t-test statistic.
3) An independent-samples t-test was formed to compare amount of effort respondents put
into their relationships (DV) between female (IV group 1) and male (IV group 2). There
was no significant difference in the scores for female IV group 1 (M= 66.7, SD= 24.6)
and male IV group 2 (M= 50, SD= 31.6); t (8.1) = 1.131, p=.290. Therefore, there was no
significant difference in the efforts among females in comparison to males. These results
suggest that gender does not determine the amount of effort an individual puts into their
relationship. Therefore, being female or male does not indicate one will work harder in a
relationship than the other.

Implications

These findings are irrelevant because there is no relationship between a persons gender and their
amount of work they put into their relationship. These findings suggest that although there were
females surveyed, the average amount of effort throughout the entire population was 61%. Thus,
it appears there is an even dispersion of effort throughout genders for a successful relationship.
However, a more diverse population should be examined in comparison to the population studied
of specifically Wayne State University students.