Page 1 Kaplan Business School Assessment Outline Assessment 2 Information Subject Code: DATA4200 Subject Name: Data Acquisition and Management Assessment Title: Sampling report Assessment Type: Report Word Count: 300 Words (+/-10%) Weighting: 20 % Total Marks: 20 Submission: via Turnitin Due Date: Monday Week 8, 23:55pm AEST Your Task • Complete all parts below by the due date, on Monday of week 8 at 23:55 pm AEST. Consider the rubric at the end of the assignment for guidance on structure and content. • Submit the results as a Word file in Turnitin. Assessment Description • Business Problem: Suppose that you are a data analyst for the Police department in Boston, USA. You have been asked to start analysing subgroups of crime statistics in your city. Your boss wants you to sample the data rather than using all of it. • Data sets: Access the following excel files on the KBS portal: Boston_Crimes.csv Offense_codes.xlsx • Recall that we first saw this data set in week 5 and 6. • Learning outcomes: LO2, LO3, LO4 Page 2 Kaplan Business School Assessment Outline Assessment Instructions Part A: In Tableau or Microsoft Excel, 1. Open the “Offense_codes file and chose a small range of offences, for example 311 (Robbery -knife – Chain store) to 315 (Robbery -street) or 613 Larceny. 2. Open the Boston_Crimes.csv file and filter out the crimes with the codes you have chosen in step 1. 3. Recall the sampling methods below that you learnt about in week 7. 4. Apply one of the following sampling methods (Quota, Judgement, random or Stratified) that you have learnt to the subgroup of 100 crime cases you have chosen in step 1 and 2. In a paragraph of approx. 250 words, A) explain how you arrived at the sampled data, and B) summarise where and when your crime type occurred. [10 marks] • For those choosing Quota sampling, imagine you have a quota of 100 cases. • For those choosing Judgement sampling, chose 100 cases and make sure they are different to your other samples. • If choosing 100 cases randomly or using stratified sampling, you will need to make sure you select the cases using the appropriate functions. 5. Discuss a possible disadvantage of the sampling method that you chose. [2 marks] Part B: In order to lower the crime rate in Boston, suggest another two data sets that could be combined with the crimes data, and how you would use the information to obtain a better understanding of why the particular group of crimes you chose are occurring. [4 marks] Part C: Describe sampling and non-sampling error in your own words and relate it back to the data in your sample. [4 marks] Non-probability sampling Quota Convenience Judgement Probability sampling Simple random Systematic Stratified Page 3 Kaplan Business School Assessment Outline Assessment Marking Guide Data Management Project Criteria Requirement Marks Available Part A: Sampling methods Select, apply, justify and interpret one sampling method 12 marks Evaluate a disadvantage of the method chosen Part B: Other data sets Recommend another two relevant data sets to add to the crimes data, in order to provide further understanding 4 marks Part C: Sampling Error Explain sampling and non-sampling error and relates this back to the data 4 marks Page 4 Kaplan Business School Assessment Outline Important Study Information Academic Integrity Policy KBS values academic integrity. All students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy. What is academic integrity and misconduct? What are the penalties for academic misconduct? What are the late penalties? How can I appeal my grade? Click here for answers to these questions: http://www.kbs.edu.au/current-students/student-policies/. Word Limits for Written Assessments Submissions that exceed the word limit by more than 10% will cease to be marked from the point at which that limit is exceeded. Study Assistance Students may seek study assistance from their local Academic Learning Advisor or refer to the resources on the MyKBS Academic Success Centre page. Click here for this information.
