This week you will continue to build your course project/mock study by completing a worksheet on mean, median, and mode. Unde
This week you will continue to build your course project/mock study by completing a worksheet on mean, median, and mode. Understanding how to calculate and interpret the mean, median, and mode of data is important because it allows for understanding key elements of central tendency, averages, etc. along with potential outliers or skewed data.
RES/710 v5
Course Project – Mean, Median, and Mode
RES/710 v5
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Course Project Worksheet – Mean, Median, and Mode
Complete Parts A and B below.
Part A
Using the three variables you chose in Week 1, complete the following for each of your variables:
1. Using Excel, calculate the mean, median, and mode for each variable.
2. Create APA formatted tables to represent the mean, median, and mode of each variable. Copy and paste each table below.
3. Explain/summarize the output for each variable.
Note: You might have to recode your variables prior to completing this assignment. See Calculating Mean, Median, and Mode in Excel for the step-by-step process.
Independent Variable 1
Independent Variable 1 Name: [Enter independent variable 1 here.]
Descriptive Statistics Table:
[Paste your table here.]
Summary and Description:
[Enter your summary and description here.]
Independent Variable 2
Independent Variable 2 Name: [Enter independent variable 2 here.]
Descriptive Statistics Table:
[Paste your table here.]
Summary and Description:
[Enter your summary and description here.]
Dependent Variable
Dependent Variable Name: [Enter dependent variable here.]
Descriptive Statistics Table:
[Paste your table here.]
Summary and Description:
[Enter your summary and description here.]
Part B
Respond to the following questions.
1. What are some considerations for choosing a measure of central tendency?
[Enter your response here.]
2. What impact do variable types have on testing when considering central tendency?
[Enter your responses here.]
3. Which measure of central tendency was most appropriate for each of your variables? Why?
[Enter your response here.]
References
[List references according to APA guidelines.]
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