Applied Statistics
GNST 2370
Lucia Candiotti
Professor Larry Spears
Homework #1-- Course Project pt. 1 & Survey
1. Project topic and hypothesis
a. Project Topic:
i.
Mental Health during a pandemic
b. Hypothesis:
i.
Mental health is severely impacted due to the unprecedented occurrence of a
global pandemic.
2. List of 10 to 15 questions you will ask on your survey:
a. At least 5 Quantitative questions
i.
Age Ratio
ii.
Relationship status Ratio
iii.
What country are you currently taking this survey in? Ratio
iv.
City or county you live in (include zip/postal code if possible) Ratio
v.
How many children do you have? Ratio
vi.
What is your current employment status? Ratio
b. 5 or more Qualitative questions
i.
Gender
ii.
Do you feel well informed on COVID19, possibilities of infection, ways to reduce
contact, current news regarding it, etc.? Nominal
iii.
On a scale of 1 to 4, 4 being the highest, how has COVID-19 affected your mental
health? Ordinal
iv.
In what ways has your life changed since the COVID19 pandemic started? Ordinal
v.
How are you taking care of your mental health and physical safety at this time?
(Rate top 3) Ordinal
vi.
What brings you hope right now during this shut down? Please describe up to three
examples. Nominal
3. Label each question response with:
a. Quantitative and/or Qualitative
b. Data Level of Measurement
4. Implied Population
a. My implied population is everyone that is currently experiencing the global COVID19
pandemic. (e.g. everyone…)
5. How did you create your data sample?
a. Discuss sampling technique used.
i.
My sampling technique is definitely more closely related to a non-probability
sampling method. I think I embodied a mixture of convenience sampling and
voluntary response. As I am not necessarily posting this survey online for anyone
to participate in, I don’t consider it a fully voluntary response. I will inquire to those
closest to me (convenience) if they are willing to (voluntarily) participate in a survey
regarding mental health.
b. Did you create a random sample? If not, why not?
i.
I wouldn’t say that I created a random sample as I am choosing to survey those
that I am closest to and that does not allow for a random sample population
chosen. (also COVID makes it harder to get out into more random sampled places)
Survey
Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic
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1. Age
g. Divorced/separated
a. Under 18
h. Other (please specify)
b. 18-24
i.
_______
4. What country are you currently
c. 25-30
taking this survey in?
d. 31-40
e. 41-50
a. United States
f.
b. UK
51-60
g. Over 60
2. Gender
c. Canada
d. Peru
a. Male
e. Other (please specify)
b. Female
c. Genderqueer/Non-binary
i.
______
5. What city/county are you currently
d. Prefer not to disclose
taking this survey in? (Please write
e. Prefer to self-describe
in response-- and include zip/postal
i.
____________
code)
3. Relationship Status
a. _________________
a. Single
6. How many children do you have?
b. In a casual relationship
a. None
c. In a serious, committed
b. 1
relationship
c. 2
d. Unmarried but cohabiting
d. 3
e. Married
e. More than 3
f.
Widowed
7. What is your current employment
status? (And please explain in the
text box if this is a new change in
regards to COVID19 pandemic…)
a. Full-time employment
b. Part-time employment
c. 3- Considerably
d. 4- Severely
10. In what ways has your life changed
since the COVID19 pandemic started?
a. _____________
11. How are you taking care of your mental
c. Freelance
health and physical safety at this time?
d. Unemployed
(Rate top 5)
e. Retired
f.
a. Staying at home as much as
Full-time student
g. Part-time student
possible
b. Talking to friends and family via
h. Other (Please specify)
i.
i.
___________
Comment Box: __________
8. Do you feel well informed on
social media
c. Talking to friends via phone and text
d. Reading
e. Playing video games
COVID19, possibilities of infection,
f.
ways to reduce contact, current
g. Making art
news regarding it, etc.?
h. Talking to a mental health
a. Yes
Learning something new
counselor/therapist
b. No
i.
Helping others in my community
c. Comments: ______
j.
Meditating / Yoga
9. On a scale of 1 to 4, 4 being the highest,
k. Physical exercise
how has COVID-19 affected your mental
l.
health?
m. Other (please specify)
a. 1- Not at all
b. 2- Somewhat
Doing chores around your home
i.
__________
12. What brings you hope right now during
this shut down? Please describe up to
three examples.
a. _________