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Majors of msu students

Majors of msu students. J. T. MATH 240. Purpose & hypotheses. The purpose was to discover: What factors affect the major an individual chooses: Gender Hometown Involvement in sports Whether or not they are planning to attend graduate school Hypotheses:

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Majors of msu students

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  1. Majors of msu students J. T. MATH 240

  2. Purpose & hypotheses The purpose was to discover: • What factors affect the major an individual chooses: • Gender • Hometown • Involvement in sports • Whether or not they are planning to attend graduate school Hypotheses: • An individual's involvement in sports and their major are related (dependent) • An individual’s gender and their major are not related (independent) • Rural students would choose different majors than urban students (dependent) • An individual’s major and whether they are planning to attend graduate school are related (dependent)

  3. data collection • Data Collection: • Asked demographic questions • Gender • Year in school • Hometown and rural or city area • Asked about courses of study and plans for the future • Major • If they had a minor, and if they did what it was • Whether they plan to attend graduate school • Other • Their involvement in sports • Whether they took time off before attending school • Why they chose their major

  4. methods • Used a convenience sampling method • Handed surveys out to students in residence halls, the wellness center, in classes, and elsewhere • Did not choose specific students (asked everybody) in order to ensure that I had a fairly good representation of students at MSU • The sample consisted of 155 MSU students • The sample was not representative of the population • All responses were voluntary and remained anonymous • Inserted the data into Minitab • All data (other than the year in school) was categorical • Used cross-tabulation tables with counts and percentages to compare data

  5. Results • 49 females and 106 males • 61 freshman, 46 sophomores, 32 juniors, 14 seniors, and 2 0ther • 38 from North Dakota, 22 from neighboring states, 15 from the east, 6 from the Midwest, 11 from the south, 34 from the west, 21 from Canada, and 15 international (countries that are not the U.S. or Canada) • 91 individuals from rural locations and 64 from urban locations • 5 Arts Majors, 53 Business Majors, 8 Communication Disorders Majors, 21 Education Majors, 18 Health Science Majors, 16 Science Majors, 27 Social Science Majors, and 7 Undecided

  6. Statistical Inferences - Sports • Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence • Null: Involvement in sports and major are independent • Alternative: Involvement in sports and major are dependent • α = 0.05 • P = 0.022 < α • Rejected null, accepted alternative • Involvement in sports and major are dependent • Hypothesis regarding sports was correct

  7. Statistical Inferences – gender • Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence • Null: Gender and major are independent • Alternative: Gender and major are dependent • α = 0.05 • P < 0.01 < α • Reject null, accept alternative • Gender and major are dependent • Hypothesis regarding gender was incorrect

  8. Statistical Inferences – hometown • Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence • Null: Hometown location and major are independent • Alternative: Hometown location and major are dependent • α = 0.05 • P = 0.607 > α • Fail-to-reject null • Hometown location and major are independent • Hypothesis regarding hometown location was wrong.

  9. Statistical Inferences – grad school • Used a Chi-Square Test of Independence • Null: Plan to attend graduate school and major are independent • Alternative: Plan to attend graduate school and major are dependent • α = 0.05 • P < 0.01 < α • Reject null, accept alternative • Plan to attend graduate school and major are dependent • Hypothesis regarding plan to attend graduate school was correct

  10. conclusion • Factors that affect the major an individual chooses: • Gender • Plan to attend graduate school • Involvement in sports • Factors that do not affect the major an individual chooses: • Hometown location (city or rural)

  11. Limitations & What to change • Several limitations: • Sample – convenience sample • Sample size • Survey – open-ended questions • Suggestions for next time: • Have no open-ended questions • An online survey • Consider other factors: • Occupation of parents • Age in college • Financial situation of the student • Religion

  12. Who Cares? • Enrollment services • Graduate school • Recruiters

  13. Questions?

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