- Monday, May 24, 20219:00 AMPoints Possible140
- Week 7 Assignment – Descriptive Statistics
Overview
Use your textbook, the Internet, newspaper websites (such as , , , or ) and the Strayer Library to research an article that uses statistical data related to a current event, your major, your current field, or your future career goal. Note: The is provided to help you to organize your thoughts and ideas.
The chosen article must have a publication date during this quarter and use one of the following categories of descriptive statistics:
- Measures of frequency: counting rules, percent, frequency, frequency distributions.
- Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode.
- Measures of dispersion or variation: range, variance, standard deviation.
- Measures of position: percentile, quartiles.
- Instructions
Write a 23 page paper in which you: - Write a summary of the article.
- Explain how the article uses descriptive statistics.
- Explain how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal.
- Analyze the reasons why the author chose to use the various types of data shared in the article.
- This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment: - Review an article that uses descriptive statistics and includes personal connections applicable to current and future career goals.
