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Describing Research Findings

Researchers take many steps to prepare, organize, and analyze research data. In this discussion, you will examine the importance of taking a systematic approach to describing research findings. Be sure to address the following in your main post:

  • What is the purpose of computing descriptive statistics and exploratory analyses?
  • Why should researchers graph their data? What are the benefits of graphing?
  • How might you assess the distribution of data?
  • What does the spread of data tell us?
  • What does Pearson r tell us about two variables?