QNT 561: Descriptive Statistics and Interpretation

Individual Assignment

Think about your learning team's research question and figure out what data would need to be collected from the sample, so that the organization has the information necessary to solve its dilemmas.

 

Create a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet with data for the variables that you deem necessary.  The data may come from an existing data set (textbook, online) or it may be data that you pretend to collect from your sample.

 

Analyze the data with Microsoft® Excel® or other statistical tool(s), including:

· Descriptive stats for each numeric variable

· Histogram for each numeric variable

· Bar chart for each attribute (non numeric) variable

· Scatter plot if the data contains two numeric variables

Determine the appropriate descriptive statistics.

· For normally distributed data use the mean and standard deviation.

· For significantly skewed data use the median and interquartile range.

Use the Individual Methodology Findings Template to complete the descriptive statistics.

Use the Descriptive Statistics and Interpretation Example to develop an interpretation of the descriptive statistics.  Also use the sample papers that you will find in my discussion post below.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA and UoPX writing guidelines for this level course.

 

Submit both the spreadsheet and the completed Individual Methodology Findings Template to the Assignment Files tab..