Wednesday, July 7, 2010
7. Conclusion
7.1. Implication of findings
- There is a positive and very strong association between a person’s arm span and height.
- There is a positive and very strong association between a person’s arm span and height for different gender with the association for male and female.
- There is a positive and very strong association between a person’s arm span and height for different races with the association for Chinese, Malay and Indian.
Thus, these proves our hypothesis.
7.2. Influence of findings
1. Unreliable readings – therefore cannot represent the true findings of the study
2. Inconsistency in arm span
- Did the subject spread his/her arms out as far as possible?
- Did the subject have long fingernails?
- Did the subject balance both arms symmetrically?
3. Inconsistency in height
- Did the subject wear shoes?
- Did the subject stand straight and lean against the flat wall?
- Were the measurements taken accurately from the top of the head to the bottom of the foot?
7.3. Discussion
The sample size we have collected is too small to represent the significance of the relationship between the height and the arm span. Even though our data shows a positive and strong relationship between the height and arm span, but there are still a few number of people proves otherwise. Thus, our sample size is not representative enough for the target population for the study.
7.4. Reflection
In this project, we gain experiences on how to do a research study. There are a lot of aspects required in a research study. Certain aspects required us to do things all over again till we get the right results and we also had to test and retest to check the consistency of the result.
We learned that in order to start with a research, a pilot test would be useful for us as it will give us a brief idea of how our study is going to be. As we start measuring our group members, we realized the arm span and height of each member differs a lot. We decided to use a different method to measure our group members and fortunately, we obtain a more accurate data to support our hypothesis.
Through this research study, we learn how to apply the statistical studies which we had learned and the skills to analyze and interpret finding. Even though there are a few setbacks met, but we managed to learn from our mistakes. Moreover, this project requires us to do it on a blog instead of the usual PowerPoint slides, as some of us never create a blog before. Despite we met with obstacles, but we still find it challenging and managed to overcome it.
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known"5:53 AM.
