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Weekly Reflection 2

For me, who had not been exposed to statistics prior to this school year, AP Statistics, even if it only consisted of an introduction to statistics, was an enormous help. The way it reshaped my understanding of other theories, as well as real-life practice, is unparalleled.  As I decided to carry out this research, I read a great deal of literature from predecessors and discovered that the task was more difficult than I anticipated. Therefore, the basic application of statistics and the initial understanding of SPSS are what I consider to be the biggest gains, if only in terms of knowledge rather than competence. Likewise, the application of observation, research, and theory, the ability to locate information from vast literature, and the ability to focus on details are also skills I am now beginning to realize. In my capacity as a member of the community, I am constantly searching for something I can contribute. From the exploration, design, and planning stages to the implementati...
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Day 12

Today is the last day of the senior project. I would like to say thank you to myself for all the efforts I have made. "Nothing else in the world...not all the armies...is so powerful as an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo, The Future of Man.  In other words, workers have always dominated the times. Their figures travel through all times and places, silent and noble. I am grateful for my efforts. 12:00-5:00 PM 5 Hours
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Day 11

 I finished some grammar corrections and narrative reflection. Ultimately, I believe that this is like conceiving and experimenting with a successful methodology that can be replicated in large numbers and continuously fine-tuning it on the way to achieving the goal so that it has the greatest effect, with a lot of effort up front and for all times at the end. 12:00-4:40PM 4h 40 mins
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Day 10

 Today (Friday) is the second performance of the musical, which I seem to have forgotten to mention last post. I was very excited to be introduced to a different art form and have a lot of fun with it. Regarding the paper, I printed out a hard copy as a better way to proofread and find errors, and was lucky enough to receive some feedback from Tom Morgan. After making some formatting adjustments, I'm going to put the references in the appendix and make some final linguistic refinements. 10:00 AM-3:00PM  5 Hours
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Day 9

 Completed the Exit Interview! Discussed the overall project process with numerous faculty members and shared specific insights into the results and its implications in terms of both merit and interpretation from a community perspective. I am excited to be able to leave something for the school before I go and to better understand some of the current aspects of this community from this point of view. There are still some specific language refinements left that will be revised in the following days based on feedback from the faculty. 8:30-12:00 AM 3.5 hours
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Day 8

Finally finished the first draft of the paper! Exported the data from SPSS to the paper today and analyzed it to answer the questions I asked earlier and found statistical significance for many of the differences in the demographics. Rearranged the paper to make its order easier to follow. 10:00 AM to 3:50 PM 4:50 to 5:50 PM 6 hours 50 mins
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Day 7

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The most important step of the analysis was successfully conducted and completed in the corresponding paper. I found that rather than comparing with national normative such data that is too general to be applied to individual school-specific characteristics, it was more important to compare with ourselves - are there statistically significant differences in mental health indicators across demographic variables? The answer, unfortunately, is yes. 10:30 AM-3:50 PM 5 hours 20 mins
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