The Significant Relationship Between Sleep Duration And

Exam Scores Amongst ABM Students In SPSPS

School Year: 2017-2018

Palo, Leyte
I. RATIONALE

The concept/intent of the researcher’s Core Composition is the significant relationship

between sleep duration and exam scores amongst ABM students in Saint Paul School of

Professional Studies. The researchers’ stimulus was conceptual and auditory. The idea

stemmed from how an individual may react when dealing with the onset and/or development

of sleep deprivation. This paper focused on sleep duration ABM students get each night and

their examination results. Both values were compared to see if there was a correlation

between them.

In this study, we looked at the correlation between one’s average exam result and the

amount of sleep they get on average each night. We hypothesized that there would be a

correlation between the amount of sleep students got on average and their grades; more sleep

would mean a higher exam score and less sleep would mean a lower exam score. It was

found that more sleep was associated with higher cognitive function and less sleep was

associated with less cognitive ability (Sivertsen,2009).

The amount of hours of sleep the students got per night was the predictor variable. The

scores in exam will serve as the outcome variable. We used a Pearson’s correlation to test the

hypothesis. The purpose of the writing is to fulfill course requirements for Statistics and to

stand as a personal writing sample, but the findings should not be treated as generalizable

research.
II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The researcher aims to test hypothesis about the correlation between sleep duration and exam

scores of ABM students in SPSPS. The study seeks to answer the following question:

1. What are the profile of the respondents in terms of;

a. Gender,

b. Age

c. Demographic Location,

2. What are the preferences made by the respondents prior to choosing ABM?

3. How many hours do the respondents spend the night before the exams day for

studying or any just-do-activities?

4. What way do the respondent’s sleep duration affect their day to day activities?

5. What is the most influential factor that the ABM students of SPSPS is having high

exam scores?

6. What is the most influential factor that the ABM students of SPSPS consider in

having low exam scores?

III. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The likely results from this study would benefit the following populate:

 Lecturers – for they can know the reasons or factor why students can get either a higher

score in exam or lower score in exam

 Parents – for they can monitor their children’s sleep duration and monitor lightly their

academic performances

 Students – for they can embrace awareness of having sleep deprivation or enough sleep

in correlation with students that leads to either higher scores or lower scores
 IV. METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The researcher chose a survey research design because it best served to answer the

questions and the purposes of the study. The survey research is one in which a group of people or

items is studied by collecting and analyzing data from only a few people or items considered to

be representative of the entire group. In other words, only a part of the population is studied, and

findings from this are expected to be generalized to the entire population. Similarly, survey

assessing public opinion or individual characteristics by the use of questionnaire and sampling

methods.

Sample Method

We used a Pearson’s R correlation to test the hypothesis. Pearson r correlation is the most

widely used correlation statistic to measure the degree of the relationship between linearly

related variables. For the Pearson r correlation, both variables should be normally distributed.

Pearson r correlation is used to measure the degree of relationship between the two.  The point-

biserial correlation is conducted with the Pearson correlation formula except that one of the

variables is dichotomous.  

Sample Size

For some studies, the population may be small enough to warrant the inclusion of all of

them in the study. But a study may entail a large population which cannot all be studied. That
portion of the population that is studied is called a sample of the population. Therefore, to get the

sample size of the chosen number of sample population.

Statistical Treatment

Statistical Treatment for Data Responses to the questionnaire by senior high school students will

be statistically analyzed with the data requirements of the study. Students will be statistically

analyzed with the data instruments of the study. Descriptive statistics such as frequency of sleep

duration and scores are considered. To know if there is a correlation between the independent

and dependent variable. Pearson Product Moment of Correlation Coefficient was utilized with

0.05 level of significance.

The 'null hypothesis' might be:

H0: There is no correlation between sleep duration and exam scores in ABM students in SPSPS

(equivalent to saying r = 0)

And an 'alternative hypothesis' might be:

H1: There is a correlation between sleep duration and exam scores in ABM students in SPSPS

(equivalent to saying r ≠ 0),

Sample Size

The researchers will be using this formula below:

Pearson R Correlation

The following formula is used to calculate the Pearson r correlation:

r = Pearson r correlation coefficient

N = number of observations

∑xy = sum of the products of paired scores

∑x = sum of x scores

∑y = sum of y scores

∑x2= sum of squared x scores

∑y2= sum of squared y scores

In terms of the strength of relationship, the value of the correlation coefficient varies between +1

and -1.  A value of ± 1 indicates a perfect degree of association between the two variables.  As

the correlation coefficient value goes towards 0, the relationship between the two variables will

be weaker.