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Using Technology to Obtain Descriptive Statistics<\/h2>\r\nLet's use the statistical technology tool to further explore some data.\r\n\r\nRecall the sleep study in which you investigated whether college students' chronotypes tend to be larks (morning people) or owls (night people) by examining graphical representations of the data.\r\n
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Step 1) Select the Single Group<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\r\n

Step 2) Locate the drop-down menu under Enter Data<\/strong> and select From Textbook<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

Step 3) Locate the drop-down menu under Data Set<\/strong> and select Sleep Study: Average Sleep<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Try It 3<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241058[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"559868\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"559868\"]If a data set represents an entire population, there are probably not many good unanswered statistical questions about the population. What would you consider to be the population for the Sleep Study? [\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Try It 4<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241059[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"341628\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"341628\"]Obtain measures of center from the \"Descriptive Statistics\" section of the statistical technology tool.[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

Using Technology to Obtain Descriptive Statistics<\/h2>\n

Let’s use the statistical technology tool to further explore some data.<\/p>\n

Recall the sleep study in which you investigated whether college students’ chronotypes tend to be larks (morning people) or owls (night people) by examining graphical representations of the data.<\/p>\n

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Step 1) Select the Single Group<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

Step 2) Locate the drop-down menu under Enter Data<\/strong> and select From Textbook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Step 3) Locate the drop-down menu under Data Set<\/strong> and select Sleep Study: Average Sleep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Try It 3<\/h3>\n