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QTN 561 week 1 assignment Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures
Statistics Concepts and Descriptive MeasuresPurpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment to orient students to the key concepts in statistics. This assignment will introduce students to the language of statistics. Students will also get a chance to warm-up on evaluating some basic descriptive statistics using Excel® prior to the course start. Assignment StepsThis assignment has an Excel® dataset spreadsheet attached. You will be required to only do one of the three datasets. PLEASE NOTE: All assignments with Excel data set templates are required for each assignment. This means if an Excel data set template is within Student Materials, students are to use, complete, and submit the Excel spreadsheet as required with the assignment. Resource: Microsoft Excel®, Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data SetDownload the Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data Set. Choose one of the following datasets to complete this assignment:• Consumer Food• Financial• HospitalAnswereach of the following in a total of 360 words - 4 bullets require text boxes with a short summary. (Please create a text box for each bullet that reads Evaluate or Interpret within the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. If you do not know how to create a text box, please go to Microsoft help in Excel or Microsoft web site.). :• For each column, identify whether the data is qualitative or quantitative.• Identify the level of measurement for the data in each column.• For each column containing quantitative data:o Evaluate the mean and median (90 words)o Interpret the mean and median in plain non-technical terms (90 words)o Use the Excel =AVERAGE function to find the meano Use the Excel =MEDIAN function to find the median• For each column containing quantitative data:o Evaluate the standard deviation and range (90 words)o Interpret the standard deviation and range in plain non-technical terms (90 words)o Use the Excel =STDEV.S function to find the standard deviationo For range (maximum value minus the minimum value), find the maximum value using the Excel =MAX function and find the minimum value using the Excel's =MIN function Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your Microsoft Excel data spreadsheet assignment.
Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures GradingGuide
QNT/561 Version 9 Applied Business Research and Statistics
Individual Assignment: Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment to orient students to the key concepts in statistics. This assignment will introduce students to the language of statistics. Students will also get a chance to warm-up on evaluating some basic descriptive statistics using Excel prior to the course start.Resources Required
• Microsoft Excel®• Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data SetGrading Guide
Content Met Partially Met Not Met Comments:This assignment has an Excel® dataset spreadsheet attached. Students will be required to do one of the three datasets only and submit. Download the Consumer Food, Financial, or Hospital Excel® Data Set.
Note: you have to work on only ONE dataset and not ALL. Answer each of the following in a total 90 words within the text boxes:• For each column, identify whether the data is qualitative or quantitative.• Identify the level of measurement for the data in each column.• For each column containing quantitative data:o Evaluate the mean and median o Interpret the mean and median in plain non-technical termso Use the Excel =AVERAGE function to find the meano Use the Excel =MEDIAN function to find the median
• For each column containing quantitative data:o Evaluate the standard deviation and rangeo Interpret the standard deviation and range in plain non-technical termso Use the Excel =STDEV.S function to find the standard deviationFor range (maximum value minus the minimum value), find the maximum value using the Excel =MAX function and find the minimum value using the Excel’s =MIN function
Total Available Total Earned 3 #/3
Writing Guidelines Met Partially Met Not Met Comments: Include sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the summaries. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation. Total Available Total Earned 2 #/2
Assignment Total # 5 #/5 Additional comments:
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