{"id":450,"date":"2022-07-11T18:08:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/alphamodule\/?post_type=chapter&p=450"},"modified":"2022-07-11T18:08:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:08:48","slug":"calculating-the-mean-and-median-of-a-data-set-apply-it-4","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/alphamodule\/chapter\/calculating-the-mean-and-median-of-a-data-set-apply-it-4\/","title":{"raw":"Calculating the Mean and Median of a Data Set: Apply It 4","rendered":"Calculating the Mean and Median of a Data Set: Apply It 4"},"content":{"raw":"

Calculating Centers Using Technology<\/h3>\r\n
\r\n\r\nGo to the Describing and Exploring Quantitative Variables tool at https:\/\/dcmathpathways.shinyapps.io\/EDA_quantitative\/<\/a>.\r\n

Step 1) Select the Several Groups<\/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: Poor Sleep Quality Score<\/strong>. You may change the display to show histograms as desired.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

The tool will display descriptive statistics and a distribution for the quantitative variable\u00a0PoorSleepQuality<\/em>\u00a0categorized by whether a respondent identified as a lark, an owl, or as neither.\u00a0Using information from \"Descriptive Statistics\", fill in the table in Question 8 below for Poor Sleep Quality Score.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Step 4) Change the Data Set to Sleep Study: Alcoholic Drinks per Week<\/strong> and use the information from the tool to complete the table in Question 8 for Alcoholic Drinks Per Week.<\/div>\r\n
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question 8<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241039[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"181440\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"181440\"]Use the information from \"Descriptive Statistics\" above the display.[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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question 9<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241040[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"649776\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"649776\"]What do you<\/em> think?[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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question 10<\/h3>\r\n[ohm_question hide_question_numbers=1]241041[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"809806\"]Hint[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"809806\"]Try to make comparisons between means and medians using words like \"smaller\/larger\" and \"fewer\/more.\"[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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video placement<\/h3>\r\n[wrap-up: <\/span>\r\n