{"id":398,"date":"2021-11-22T02:19:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T02:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/lumen-danacenter-statsmockup\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=398"},"modified":"2022-01-31T17:39:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T17:39:17","slug":"monitoring-your-readiness-3e","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/lumen-danacenter-statsmockup\/chapter\/monitoring-your-readiness-3e\/","title":{"raw":"Monitoring Your Readiness in Comparing Quantitative Distributions: 3E","rendered":"Monitoring Your Readiness in Comparing Quantitative Distributions: 3E"},"content":{"raw":"<ul>\r\n \t<li>Compare centers of distributions of a quantitative variable.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Compare the spread in distributions of a quantitative variable.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Compare the shapes of distributions of a quantitative variable.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Summarize a comparison of quantitative distributions across groups.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFrom DCMP:\r\n<h3><strong>Monitoring your readiness<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n7) To effectively plan and use your time wisely, it helps to think about what you know and do not know. For each of the following, rate how confident you are that you can successfully do that skill. 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