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WEEK 11 · INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Categorical data worksheet

Four first-year problems and a shared 20-mark rubric.

4 × 5 = 20 marks30–45 minutesNo R prerequisite

Show your reasoning and explicitly state limitations. Written solutions are assessed by an instructor; the answer key is kept private.

Written problem set

TASK 1 · 5 MARKS

Question 1

For A:8 Visual/4 Text, B:4 Visual/8 Text, calculate each group's Visual percentage.

TASK 2 · 5 MARKS

Question 2

Find the expected A–Visual count under independence (N=24).

TASK 3 · 5 MARKS

Question 3

With observed 8,4,4,8 and expected 6 per cell, calculate chi-square and df.

TASK 4 · 5 MARKS

Question 4

Write a bounded statement about whether this table demonstrates causality.

Scoring

Each task: concept 2, application/calculation 2, bounded interpretation 1. Not official UCL marking.

Formative self-check

These are public learning checks, not private written assignment solutions.

1. Denominator for group A Visual share?
2. Expected A-Visual count?
3. Degrees of freedom for a 2x2 table?
4. What can a contingency table not establish by itself?