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STAT6117 COURSEWORK 1 ASSIGNMENT 2022

Submission

Your solution to the following tasks is worth 40% of the overall marks for this module. This coursework is due in on November 24, 2022 at 16:00 (4:00pm). You should submit coursework electronically via the TurnitinUK on Blackboard in PDF format (see more information on pp. 4-5).

The coursework should not exceed 3,000 words. You can use appendices to display additional information and big tables, but these appendices should not exceed 5 pages. If you exceed these limits, your mark will be reduced (see more information on pp. 4-5).

The word count includes:

· Body of Text

· Section Headings and Subheadings

· Quotes and citations that are within the body of text

The word count excludes:

· Title and Subtitle

· Table of Contents

· Abstracts (if relevant)

· Tables and Figures including captions

· List of figures, list of tables etc.

· Acknowledgements (if relevant)

· Appendices (which have their own limit of 5 pages)

· Bibliography / List of References

This coursework assignment relates to materials taught in lectures 1-12 and computer workshops/tutorials 1-4.

Marking criteria used in marking this piece of coursework can be seen on p. 6 and marks breakdown for each section of the assignment is shown on p. 3.

Assignment

Evidence suggests a link between marital status and body weight as proxied by BMI (body mass index) 1. Studies suggest that married individuals have a healthier BMI than those without a partner. As BMI is related to a number of chronic conditions and higher rates of mortality, policy makers are interested in whether family policy is an option to improve public health.

In your report, examine whether a person’s relationship status is associated with adult BMI in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales). Additionally, there are many contributing factors affecting individual BMI that may explain the association, if any, between relationship status and BMI. These factors include demographic, childhood, and health behaviors. Performing a quantitative analysis of these variables and their associations with BMI is salient to understand the variation in adult BMI.

Use literature to guide you in choosing which other explanatory variables than marital status to include in your model. The citation mentioned above is a good place to start, but you also need to search relevant literature yourself. Do not forget to also cite relevant literature when discussing the methods you use in your coursework assignment (hint: you can use textbooks for this purpose).

The data used in this assignment were extracted from The 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS)2. Participants were interviewed several times and data for this assignment was drawn from age 42 with some variables collected when they were aged 11. The following variables are included:

(Table 1, Table 2, etc.; Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.; Appendix table 1, Appendix table 2, etc.; Appendix figure 1, Appendix figure 2, etc.). Use these numbers when referring to tables/figures in text. Do not use jargon or variable names in the text.

Additional information about coursework submission

You should submit coursework electronically via the TurnitinUK plagiarism device on Blackboard, by not later than the published date and time. Turnitin is a plagiarism detection tool which checks your work against electronic sources and other submissions for the same assignment.

Login to the Blackboard site for this module and select the Assignments link from the left- hand menu. Find the coursework and click View/Complete. There will be a series of screens to complete and then you will upload your assessment as an electronic file.

For a tutorial explaining the submission procedure in detail please go to the iSolutions website: https://elearn.soton.ac.uk/article-categories/tii-student/

When you submit an assignment through Turnitin you will receive a confirmation email containing a submission ID number, which is proof that you have submitted your work. Make sure you keep a copy of the confirmation email you receive which will act as a receipt for your electronic submission. If you do not receive a submission ID number or an email it means that you have not submitted. If this is the case you will be penalised. If you think you have submitted but do not receive this email then you should contact the module coordinator as soon as possible.

You are advised to leave plenty of time before the deadline for electronic coursework submission, delays due to computer ‘glitches’ will not be considered as justification for late submission.

Penalty for late submission

When coursework is set a due date for submission will be specified and there will be associated penalties for handing in work late unless a deadline extension has been formally granted.

Work submitted up to 5 days after the deadline will be marked as usual, including moderation or second marking, and feedback prepared and given to the student. The final agreed mark is then reduced by the factors in the following table.

For example, if your mark for the coursework is 63% but you hand in your work 3 working days late, then your final mark would be 63*0.7 = 44.1%.

Social Statistics and Demography Marking Criteria: Quantitative assessment

This marking rubric is to be used in conjunction with the University grade descriptors available here: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/quality/assessment/framework/principles_and_definitions.page#assessment_descriptors. Note that the rating given for each criterion is descriptive and does not necessarily relate in a direct numerical way to the mark achieved.