Statistics Homework
Purpose of Homework
The purpose of this homework to orient students to the key concepts in statistics. This homework 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.
Task
This homework has an Excel dataset spreadsheet attached. You will be required to only do one of the three datasets.
Resource: Microsoft Excel, Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data Set
Download the Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data Set.
Choose one of the following datasets to complete this homework:
a) Consumer Food
b) Financial
c) Hospital
Answer each of the following in a total of 90 words:
i. For each column, identify whether the data is qualitative or quantitative.
ii. Identify the level of measurement for the data in each column.
iii. For each column containing quantitative data:
iv. Evaluate the mean and median
v. Interpret the mean and median in plain non-technical terms
vi. Use the Excel =AVERAGE function to find the mean
vii. Use the Excel =MEDIAN function to find the median
For each column containing quantitative data:
a) Evaluate the standard deviation and range
b) Interpret the standard deviation and range in plain non-technical terms
c) Use the Excel =STDEV.S function to find the standard deviation
d) 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
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Statistics-Concepts-and-Descriptive-Measures-Data-Set.rar