How to Visualize Confidence and Test Data Distribution Preparation

For this exercise, you will use the data set on page 128 in your Statistics for the Health Sciences text and the data files provided in the the Data Files for Chapter 4 [ZIP].

Download Data Files

• Download the Data Files for Chapter 4 [ZIP].
• Open the file and take some time to explore this data set to see how it was constructed. Just a few minutes of examination will reveal many useful insights.

Complete Exercises

Use this week's readings and multimedia resources to complete the following:

• Use Data for Figure 4.7.jasp and Data for Figure 4.9.jasp from the Data Files for Chapter 4 to:
  • Generate distribution plots, Q-Q plots, and interval plots for each data set.
  • Analyze the Shapiro-Wilk test for each data set.
• Use Data from Table 4.1.jasp, Data from Table 4.2.jasp, and Data from Table 4.3.jasp from the Data Files for Chapter 4 to:
  • Generate distribution plots, Q-Q plots, and interval plots for social identity when split by group.
  • Analyze the Shapiro-Wilk test for each group.

File Submissions

• Upload the .jasp file with correct analyses and output saved. Make sure to save your .jasp files with analyses before submitting them.
  Upload a separate Word document that includes appropriate graphics or tables copied from the output and pasted into the Word document. Interpret and report the test results in properly formatted APA style.

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