BIA B350F (2022 Autumn Term) Assignment 1 Rubrics

Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs):

1 Apply matrix algebra to summarize and process multivariate data.
2 Construct linear and logistic regression models to solve business prediction problems.
3 Apply principal component analysis and factor analysis to reveal hidden information in data.

CILOs Poor Below standard Satisfactory Good Excellent

Matrix calculations (Q1) 1 You do not address You address matrix You address matrix You deal correctly You accurately and
(8 marks) matrix calculations but you calculations but your with most aspects of completely perform
calculations. Your make a lot of answer is only the matrix all matrix
answer is unrelated mistakes in the partially correct and calculations, but calculations.
or inappropriate calculations and related to the your answer may
and nothing your answer consists calculations. miss something or
correct. of many errors. has minor errors.
Apply matrix algebra to 1 You do not address You address the You address the You deal correctly You accurately and
solve system of the solving of solving of system of solving of system of with most aspects of completely solve the
equations (Q2) system of equations but you equations but your solving the system system of equations.
(10 marks) equations. Your make a lot of answer is only of equations, but
answer is unrelated mistakes in the partially correct and your answer may
or inappropriate calculations and related to the miss something or
and nothing your answer consists calculations. has minor errors.
correct. of many errors.
Determine the 1 You do not address You address You address You deal correctly You accurately and
eigenvalues and eigenvalue/eigenve eigenvalue/ eigenvalue/eigenvect with most aspects of completely derive
eigenvectors (Q3) ctor calculations. eigenvector or calculations but the the eigenvalue/
(10 marks) Your answer is calculations but you your answer is only eigenvalue/eigenvec eigenvector.
unrelated or make a lot of partially correct and tor calculations, but
inappropriate and mistakes in the related to the your answer may
nothing correct. calculations and calculations. miss something or
your answer consists has minor errors.
of many errors.
Compute correlation and 1 You do not address You address You address You deal correctly You accurately and
covariance matrix (Q4) correlation and correlation and correlation and with most aspects of completely derive
(12 marks) covariance matrix covariance matrix covariance matrix the correlation and the correlation and
calculations. Your calculations but you calculations but your covariance matrix covariance matrix.
answer is unrelated make a lot of answer is only calculations, but
or inappropriate mistakes in the partially correct and your answer may
and nothing calculations and related to the miss something or
correct. your answer consists calculations. has minor errors.
of many errors.
(a) Descriptive analysis 2 You fail to apply You apply the You apply the You apply the You accurately and
and normality the knowledge and knowledge and skills knowledge and skills knowledge and skills successfully apply
checking skills to perform to perform the to perform the to correctly deal the knowledge skills
Correlation analysis the required required analysis but required analysis but with most aspects of to perform the
Cleansing data analysis. Your your analysis may your analysis is only the required analysis required analysis.
Basic regression analysis is be irrelevant or partially correct and but your analysis You can effectively
model and residual unrelated or incorrect. incomplete or not may miss something communicate all
analysis inappropriate and clearly presented. or has minor errors. analysis results.
Improve model by nothing correct. You can You can effectively
transforming communicate some communicate key
variables key analysis results. analysis results.
Stepwise regression
(40 marks)
(b) Evaluate the 2 You fail to evaluate You evaluate the You partially You substantially You accomplish the
multiple regression the regression regression model but complete the complete the purposes of
model model and show and your analysis purposes of purposes of evaluating
(5 marks) little evidence of may be irrelevant or evaluating evaluating regression model
appropriate incorrect. regression model but regression model and show clear
reasoning. your analysis shows and displays understandings of
gaps in conceptual understanding of concepts and
understanding and major concepts, communicates
limits even though some effectively.
communication to less important ideas
some important may be missing and
ideas. Your results communicates
may be incomplete successfully.
 or not clearly
presented.
(c) Interpret the model 2 You do not address You address the You addresses You correctly deal You accurately and
coefficients the coefficient coefficient coefficient with most aspects of completely interpret
(5 marks) interpretations. interpretations but interpretations but coefficient all coefficient.
Your your interpretations your interpretations interpretations, but
interpretations is may be irrelevant or are only partially something is
unrelated or incorrect. correct and related to missing. You deal
inappropriate and the calculations. with all aspects but
nothing correct. have minor errors.
(d) Reflective journal 2 Your reflective Your reflective Your reflective You show You proficiently
(10 marks) journal does not journal only includes journal includes satisfactory ability to demonstrate an
include mere mere descriptions of description of events relate acquired ability to reflection
descriptions of theoretical and a little further knowledge to and deep thinking on
theoretical knowledge and only consideration behind previous experiences acquired knowledge
knowledge and show little original the events but only and clearly state and concepts, and
does not show any thinking or vaguely presents your arguments or integrate them into
original thinking or perspectives. Your your perspectives. Your different issues from
perspectives. Your organization and arguments or writing is organized a wide range of
organization and presentation of ideas perspectives. Your but not deep enough perspectives. Your
presentation of are difficult to writing lacks an to be very insightful. writing is well-
ideas are chaotic. understand and lacks organized flow and focused and
a coherent sequence. your ideas are hard coherently develops
to follow. an insightful idea.