{"id":4561,"date":"2020-04-17T06:15:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T06:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/mathforlibscoreq\/?post_type=chapter&p=4561"},"modified":"2021-02-08T22:37:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T22:37:54","slug":"assignment-statistical-thinking-writing-task","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/slcc-mathforliberalartscorequisite\/chapter\/assignment-statistical-thinking-writing-task\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Statistical Thinking Writing Task","rendered":"Assignment: Statistical Thinking Writing Task"},"content":{"raw":"Write a research question to perform your own analysis of descriptive statistics.\r\n

The assignment<\/h2>\r\nPerform your own descriptive statistical analysis of quantitative data by asking a research question and designing a survey or poll to collect data.\u00a0 Make up your own question or choose one of the questions listed below. After you have chosen your question, complete the following.\r\n
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  1. Ask 30 respondents the question and record each answer.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Store your data in a spreadsheet.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Obtain a list of descriptive statistics including mean, median, mode, skewness, range, low value, high value, and standard deviation.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Construct a histogram using 5 or 6 class intervals.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Construct a Frequency Table<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. Describe the shape of the histogram.<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Construct a 5 number summary<\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Construct a box plot<\/li>\r\n \t
  9. What does the shape of the box plot tell you about tthe center, and the spread of the data?<\/li>\r\n \t
  10. Are there any outliers?<\/li>\r\n \t
  11. Discuss potential limitations of your study.<\/li>\r\n \t
  12. Discuss potential future studies that could be performed based on your limitations and findings.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nPossible research questions include:\r\n
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    1. How many pairs of shoes do you own?<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. How many hours of sleep did you get last night?<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. How much did you spend on lunch yesterday?<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. What is your height in inches?<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. What is your shoe size?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

      Write a research question to perform your own analysis of descriptive statistics.<\/p>\n

      The assignment<\/h2>\n

      Perform your own descriptive statistical analysis of quantitative data by asking a research question and designing a survey or poll to collect data.\u00a0 Make up your own question or choose one of the questions listed below. After you have chosen your question, complete the following.<\/p>\n

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      1. Ask 30 respondents the question and record each answer.<\/li>\n
      2. Store your data in a spreadsheet.<\/li>\n
      3. Obtain a list of descriptive statistics including mean, median, mode, skewness, range, low value, high value, and standard deviation.<\/li>\n
      4. Construct a histogram using 5 or 6 class intervals.<\/li>\n
      5. Construct a Frequency Table<\/li>\n
      6. Describe the shape of the histogram.<\/li>\n
      7. Construct a 5 number summary<\/li>\n
      8. Construct a box plot<\/li>\n
      9. What does the shape of the box plot tell you about tthe center, and the spread of the data?<\/li>\n
      10. Are there any outliers?<\/li>\n
      11. Discuss potential limitations of your study.<\/li>\n
      12. Discuss potential future studies that could be performed based on your limitations and findings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Possible research questions include:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. How many pairs of shoes do you own?<\/li>\n
        2. How many hours of sleep did you get last night?<\/li>\n
        3. How much did you spend on lunch yesterday?<\/li>\n
        4. What is your height in inches?<\/li>\n
        5. What is your shoe size?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t
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