Compute for the appropriate correlational statistical tests

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Assignment task
Read the situation carefully and answer the questions. Some questions require computations and brief explanations, while others require constructing tables and graphs.

Situation
A study on the life satisfaction of older adults was done in a community center. Among the variables measured were: physical, emotional, and social and total life satisfaction. This was measured in a scale of 1-10, with 1 as least satisfied and 10 as mostly satisfied. The independent variables that were included in the study were: age, gender and educational attainment. Read the following questions and answer them clearly, illustrating steps needed.

ID #	Age (years)	Age group^a	Gende^b	Educ^c	Physical Life Satisfaction	Emotional Life Satisfaction	Social Life Satisfaction	Total LS Score^d	Total LS Rating^e
1	68	1	1	1	5.08	5.13	7.75	5.26	L
2	69	1	0	1	5.08	5.46	5.50	5.28	L
3	70	1	1	1	5.92	5.86	6.00	6.04	H
4	65	1	0	1	5.16	4.80	3.00	4.86	L
5	76	2	1	2	5.00	4.86	5.00	5.06	L
6	71	1	1	3	5.42	5.40	7.00	5.80	H
7	61	1	1	3	5.25	5.26	4.75	5.17	L
8	71	1	1	1	5.58	5.40	6.00	5.60	H
9	61	1	1	3	4.75	4.80	4.50	4.71	L
10	62	1	0	3	4.92	5.33	5.75	5.13	L
11	64	1	1	1	5.42	5.53	4.75	5.37	L
12	69	1	0	2	5.00	5.20	5.00	5.13	L
13	67	1	1	2	6.08	5.86	6.00	6.11	H
14	66	1	0	2	5.00	4.86	4.25	4.93	L
15	65	1	1	2	5.16	5.13	5.50	5.35	L
16	75	2	0	1	5.42	5.53	4.75	5.20	L
17	78	2	1	1	5.33	5.26	4.50	5.06	L
18	80	2	1	2	4.92	4.26	2.75	4.46	L
19	71	1	1	2	5.58	5.26	5.00	5.33	L
20	70	1	1	2	5.08	5.13	4.75	5.08	L

Question 1. Develop three study objectives that will reflect the use of the following statistical tests given the data above:

Study Objectives
a. Pearson product moment correlation
b. Chi-square test
c. Spearman rho

Question 2. Identify the variables to be used in each of the following statistical tests

Variables to be used
a. Pearson product moment correlation
b. Chi-square test
c. Spearman rho

Question 3. What are the assumptions needed for each test?

Assumptions of the test
a. Pearson product moment correlation
b. Chi-square test
c. Spearman rho

Question 4. Compute for the appropriate correlational statistical tests given the following data:

Computations
a. Age in years and Total Life Satisfaction Score
b. Age group and Total Life Satisfaction Score
c. Education and total life satisfaction score

Question 5. Interpret the results computed from the above statistical tests

Interpretation of results
a. Age in years and Total Life Satisfaction Score
b. Age group and Total Life Satisfaction Score
c. Education and total life satisfaction score

Question 6. Make some conclusions based on the above results

Interpretation of results
a. Age in years and Total Life Satisfaction Score
b. Age group and Total Life Satisfaction Score
c. Education and total life satisfaction score

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