NURUL 'AFIFAH BINTI MOHAMAD YUSOF

For this project, my groupmate and I were tasked to collect and analyze a dataset. The analysis involves descriptive and inference statistics analysis. The topic we are working on is "Sleep and Its Relation with Academic Performance". The sample dataset is collected among the students from the School of Computing University Teknologi Malaysia. The dataset that we have collected involved is as below.

Figure 1. Table of Data Collection

For the first part of the project (which involves descriptive analysis), we are looking at the pattern of the dataset. Referring to the data that was collected, it is clear that sleep and academic performance are related. In order to get a better grade in academics, we need to get enough sleep to make sure our brain can function to its maximum potential. From the data we collected, we can see that on average, students with good academic performance mostly have a total sleep time of 7.5, and most of them have a sleep time of 12.30 a.m. This total sleep time also includes the time taken for their nap throughout the day where they have 2.5 hours of nap time during the weekdays and the weekend. 

For the second part of the project (which involves inference analysis),  we are using a different dataset given by our lecturer. This dataset is also related to the students' academic performance. However, the variable involved is as below.

Table 2: Variables in the data

From the analysis, it can be said that financial stability will not guarantee the students' academic performance, there is a strong positive linear relationship between reading and writing which shows that the performance of a certain subject might influence the performance of other subjects, and test preparation course are able to help the students to perform in their math test.

From both parts of the project, I'm able to gain a better understanding of the subject. Especially, in terms of implementation. It teaches me how to analyze the pattern of a dataset, and how to prove a claim on certain things. I realize that we can't make a claim or statement without a proper study of the topics where it can lead to a wrong statement and can result in a negative impact if someone uses the wrong statement especially to make a decision.

Last but not least, I would like to deliver my thanks to my groupmate for doing this project with me. Also to be forgotten our lecturer, Dr. Aryati Bakri. Thank you so much for the knowledge, and guidance you have given to us.

          My course for my Bachelor Degree is Bachelor of Computer Science  (Software Engineering ) with Hons. My goal for this course is I would like to gain as much knowledge and experience in basic computation and software engineering. For now, I still exploring what is my potential for the future in this area. I believe that this course is not only focusing on the development and maintenance of the software. It also allows me to explore other fields related to computation. For now, I would like to explore every possibility I can and improve my knowledge and experience as much as I can. In the hope, it may broaden my view of this area and did not limit me from any possibility.

          My plan to improve my potential in the industry is to, first of all, improve my knowledge and skills. In my opinion, both knowledge and skills are crucial for me to improve my potential in the industry because it is the key needed for me to contribute to the industry. Alongside my study and the opportunity given by the university, I plan to get more resources and experience I can get online or offline such as the online course, and extra-curriculum activities that can help me build myself.