PSYC 510
HOMEWORK: D D SATA ORGANIZATION AND ESCRIPTIVE TATISTICS
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
This is designed to Homework: Data Organization & Descriptive Statistics Assignment
assess your understanding of the concepts and applications covered thus far in this course. In this
module, you have looked at how to organize data and describe it in terms of central tendency,
dispersion, and shape of distribution. You also have covered cover how to standardize a
distribution of data in order to see how a single score compares to other scores. These topics are
covered conceptually as well as how to calculate them by hand and in SPSS. These concepts and
applications are fundamental to understanding and evaluating data as a consumer in a data-laden
world, a consumer of data within our field, and producer of research in our field.
INSTRUCTIONS
Be sure you have reviewed this module’s before completing this Learn section Homework:
Data Organization & Descriptive Statistics Assignment Data . This Homework:
Organization & Descriptive Statistics Assignment is worth 60 points. Each question is worth 3
points each. Six points are awarded for mechanics/structure.
Part I contains general concepts from this module’s . Learn section
Part II requires use of SPSS. You will have to take screen shots and/or copy and paste from
your SPSS to place answers within this file. Make sure you only insert relevant and legible
images.
Part III is the cumulative section. These may include short answer and/or use of SPSS but
will review material from previous module(s).
Directions for each subsection are provided in the top of each table (in the blue shaded
areas).
Answers should be placed where indicated (wherever there is “ ”). ANSWER
Submit the file as a WORD document (.doc or .docx). Make sure the filename of your
submission includes your full name, course and section.
oExample: HW4_JohnDoe_510B01
Make sure to check the before starting this Homework Grading Rubric Homework: Data
Organization & Descriptive Statistics Assignment.
Part I: General Concepts
These questions are based on the concepts covered in this
module’s assigned readings and presentations.
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1. The following data represents 18 emotional intelligence test scores. Organize these
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data into a class interval frequency distribution using 3 intervals with frequency ( ) and f
relative frequency ( ) columns. rf
ANSWER: Fill in the yellow cells:
2. What is the ? class width
What is the of the first upper class limit
interval?
Class width is 13
Upper class limit of first clas is 44
Answer the following question related to your assigned readings and presentations.
3. What do the following symbols
represent?
a. N
b. µ
