Quantitative Method

Being honest, when Miss Jayasutha, our lecture of this module posts up the group assignment question, I was stunned. I had no idea on it and god blessed everything went well as we managed to pass up our group assignment before the due date. The research project was interesting in the way that it preview of quantitative method did applied into our real life without realizing by us. For instance, from the group assignment, I learnt to utilize quantitative methodologies taught in this course while understanding the applicability and skills that had been taught by Miss Jayasutha, my lecturer as well as tutor. Not to deny that I learnt a lot from the group assignment and it will help me get prepared for my final exam.

First of all, the group assignment require us to collect data from World Wide Web about selling price and sizes of house, analysis and interpret the data by using statistical software and technique learnt from tutorial section. Upon this research project, we managed to get closer with each others as we spend quite a lot of time in finding the data. The independent approaches of my group members had lead to the successfulness competence of our group project. As a group leader, I set up meeting and divide job for them based on the strength and ability of each of them through the observation while we gather together. Not to admit that we actually faced some struggles among ourselves with the meeting time and also problems arises from collecting the data. Surprisingly, they did a good job through collaboration and I did appreciate the shared of knowledge throughout the research process. Compiling the data and make it into a full graph in excel is not difficult part for us as Microsoft Excel is a convenience tool when comes to computing mathematics when the information is given. While comes to the interpreting part, it seems tough but somehow we managed to produce a cohesive report with all the theory and concept while explain the statics numerical number, data and graph into relevant sentences. While comes to question two, it is not a hard part for us as each of us have the knowledge of probability since secondary school.

After this research project, we had learnt to strengthen our ability to solve statistical questions and have a well understanding on each topic. Apart from that, we build a strong relationship among four of us, a strong teamwork lead a better works. I proud of my group members and appreciate them as well. For more personal point of view, I found that I had actually being far more familiar with constructing table through Microsoft Excel and had a better understanding on the linear regression concept and the hypothesis test. To determine the topic and problem I faced, I done a lot of research and studies especially when considering how little I really know about the theory or concept. One of the good examples is the hypothesis test. To my surprise, the following lectures (lecture 10 and 11) I able to catch up and learnt well as it look similar with the step in hypothesis test.

This group assignment enabled me to pin out my strength and weaknesses throughout the process. What’s more not just understand the complexity of analysing and interpreting the data, but also applied them in my future career as a banker. No doubt that the skills and technique I learnt in this module will be useful and vital for me to get more job opportunity in the future.

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