MSc Environmental Management: Data Analysis and Research Methods Module.

(This essay requires analysis with SPSS software)

The following table of data presents monthly mean Ozone g m-3 for 2015 data for 4 sites:

Further details on the sites can be found at: http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/search-site-info

Newcastle – a roadside site in the centre of Newcastle
JAN:44.0, FEB: 40.2 , MARCH: 48.6 , APRIL: 52.6 , MAY: 56.8, JUNE: 45.2, JULY: 40.6, AUGUST: 42.2, SEPT: 34.5, OCT: 23.2, NOV: 41.8, DEC: 39.1.

Sunderland – an urban background site at a Sunderland leisure centre
JAN:49.5, FEB: 53.6 , MARCH: 60.3 , APRIL: 60.1 , MAY: 65.3, JUNE: 54.9, JULY: 51.6, AUGUST: 51.2, SEPT: 46.8, OCT: 37.5, NOV: 47.5, DEC: 52.7.

London Marylebone Road – a roadside site with very high traffic flows in the centre of London
JAN: 11.7, FEB: 13.4, MARCH: 18.3 , APRIL: 21.9 , MAY: 21.0, JUNE: 20.9, JULY: 13.4, AUGUST: 12.9, SEPT: 13.3, OCT: 12.2, NOV: 9.4, DEC: 12.9.

Great Dun Fell – a rural background site
JAN: 67.4, FEB: 70.4, MARCH: 69.9 , APRIL: 72.6, MAY: 68.0, JUNE: 67.5, JULY: 37.8, AUGUST: 49.2, SEPT: 44.5, OCT: 43.3, NOV: 60.4, DEC: 59.3.

Prepare a report of 2,000 words that answers the following questions:
1. Devise a research question that can be answered using the data set that you have been given – this section needs to be supported by a short review of the literature (750 words)
2. Set up an SPSS spreadsheet and input the data.
3. Graph the data to answer your research question and present the graphs as figures with some description in this section you only need to describe the graphs that you have presented (400 words)
4. Check the normality of the data and present the results. For the purposes of this analysis assume that the data is NORMALLY distributed, the results of your test for normality should be entered into an Appendix for the report.
5. Analyse the data statistically to answer your research question and present the results of the analysis with your graphs. Add this information to the description you have given of the graphs.
6. Write a discussion of the results that you have obtained. In this section you need to compare the findings from your data analysis to the literature (800 words)
7. Write a short conclusion to the report (100 words)