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1. Describe how you could use hypothesis testing to help make a decision in your current job, a past job, or a life situation. Include a description of the decision, what would be the null and alternative hypotheses, and how data could ideally be collected to test the hypotheses.
2. Describe how you could use confidence intervals to help make a decision in your current job, a past job, or life situation. Include a description of the decision, how the interval would impact the decision, and how data could ideally be collected to determine the interval.
3. Describe how you could use regression analysis to help make a decision in your current job, a past job, or a life situation. Include a description of the decision, what would be the independent and dependent variables, and how data could ideally be collected to calculate the regression equation.
4. Grading Rubric
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Category |
Points |
% |
Description |
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First question response |
42 |
28% |
Is the statistical approach applied in a relevant situation? Are subsequent questions answered? |
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Second question response |
42 |
28% |
Is the statistical approach applied in a relevant situation? Are subsequent questions answered? |
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Third question response |
42 |
28% |
Is the statistical approach applied in a relevant situation? Are subsequent questions answered? |
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Content Organization and Cohesiveness |
12 |
8% |
Is the paper clear, concise, are ideas presented and developed, does the paper flow? How easy/difficult is the paper to read? |
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Grammar, Spelling, Editing, and so on |
12 |
8% |
Is the paper of high quality, few or no misspelled words, correct grammar and punctuation used, and so on? |
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Total |
150 |
100% |
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements |