Assignment
1: Descriptive Statistics
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Write a
report (in Word, with charts done in Excel) that demonstrates your ability to
produce and interpret each type of chart discussed in class (frequency
table/histogram, bar chart, pie chart, line chart, and scatter plot). You can
use any exercise(s) from Chapter 2, or use data from any interest area. You
have to produce an example of each chart. Data for end of chapter exercises
should be on the CD-ROM accompanying the text.
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Your report should include
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A description of the
situation,
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Objectives (why you are
summarizing the data),
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Description of variables
(how measured), and
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Interpretation of
relevant charts/graphs produced.
This is a good opportunity to
apply what we do in class to your work. If you have data from your work that you
can use, it is a good way to do the assignment and create something valuable at
work.