{"id":102,"date":"2017-04-15T03:16:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T03:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/conceptstest1\/chapter\/assignment-boxplot\/"},"modified":"2017-05-10T19:29:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:29:42","slug":"assignment-boxplot","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-statisticssocsci\/chapter\/assignment-boxplot\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Boxplot","rendered":"Assignment: Boxplot"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe objectives of this activity are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>To teach you how to use <label><\/label> to produce side-by-side boxplots and the relevant descriptive statistics,<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To let you practice comparing and contrasting distributions, and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To help you gain more intuition about variability through the interpretation of your results in context.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe percentage of each entering Freshman class that graduated on time was recorded for each of six colleges at a major university over a period of several years. (Source: This data is distributed with the software package, Data Desk. (1993). Ithaca, NY: Data Description, Inc., and appears in http:\/\/lib.stat.cmu.edu\/DASL\/)\r\n\r\nIn order to compare the graduation rates among the different colleges, we will create side-by-side boxplots (graduation rate by college), and supplement the graph with numerical measures. Follow the instructions, and then answer the questions based on the output you got.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\r\nClick on the link corresponding to your statistical package to see instructions for completing the activity, and then answer the questions below.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_r0.html\" target=\"new\"> R <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_statcrunch0.html\" target=\"new\"> StatCrunch <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_minitab0.html\" target=\"new\"> Minitab <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_excel0.html\" target=\"new\"> Excel 2007 <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_ti0.html\" target=\"new\"> TI Calculator <\/a>\r\n\r\nAnswer the following questions:\r\n<h3>Question 1:<\/h3>\r\nCompare and contrast the distributions of the graduation rates at the different colleges. Be sure to address center, spread and outliers.\r\n<h3>Question 2:<\/h3>\r\nIf you had to choose one college among the six colleges based on this data, which college would it be? Explain your reasoning.\r\n<h3>Question 3:<\/h3>\r\nIf you were debating between colleges B and F only, which one would you choose based on this data? Explain your reasoning.\r\n<h3><\/h3>","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The objectives of this activity are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To teach you how to use <label><\/label> to produce side-by-side boxplots and the relevant descriptive statistics,<\/li>\n<li>To let you practice comparing and contrasting distributions, and<\/li>\n<li>To help you gain more intuition about variability through the interpretation of your results in context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The percentage of each entering Freshman class that graduated on time was recorded for each of six colleges at a major university over a period of several years. (Source: This data is distributed with the software package, Data Desk. (1993). Ithaca, NY: Data Description, Inc., and appears in http:\/\/lib.stat.cmu.edu\/DASL\/)<\/p>\n<p>In order to compare the graduation rates among the different colleges, we will create side-by-side boxplots (graduation rate by college), and supplement the graph with numerical measures. Follow the instructions, and then answer the questions based on the output you got.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p>Click on the link corresponding to your statistical package to see instructions for completing the activity, and then answer the questions below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_r0.html\" target=\"new\"> R <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_statcrunch0.html\" target=\"new\"> StatCrunch <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_minitab0.html\" target=\"new\"> Minitab <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_excel0.html\" target=\"new\"> Excel 2007 <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Concepts+in+Statistics\/assignments\/boxplot3lbd\/boxplot3lbd_ti0.html\" target=\"new\"> TI Calculator <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Answer the following questions:<\/p>\n<h3>Question 1:<\/h3>\n<p>Compare and contrast the distributions of the graduation rates at the different colleges. Be sure to address center, spread and outliers.<\/p>\n<h3>Question 2:<\/h3>\n<p>If you had to choose one college among the six colleges based on this data, which college would it be? Explain your reasoning.<\/p>\n<h3>Question 3:<\/h3>\n<p>If you were debating between colleges B and F only, which one would you choose based on this data? 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