Using the data file from your instructor (same one you used for the Week 2 lab), calculate descriptive statistics for the variable (Coin) where each of the thirty-five students in the sample flipped a coin 10 times. Round your answers to three decimal places and typethe mean and the standard deviation in the grey area […]

Data have already been formatted and entered into an Excelworksheet.   ?             Obtain the data file for this lab from your instructor.   ?             Use the Week 1 spreadsheet (available from the top of the Week 1 Lesson) for graphs and calculations.  You will need […]

Question 1 (CO 4) From a random sample of 55 businesses, it is found that the mean time that employees spend on personal issues each week is 5.8 hours with a standard deviation of 0.35 hours. What is the 95% confidence interval for the amount of time spent on personal issues?     (5.71, 5.89) […]

Question 1 (CO 1) A survey of 385 people who like wild sweaters found that 74% had a wild holiday sweater. What is the population and what is the sample?     Population: people who like wild sweaters; Sample: the 74% that had a wild holiday sweater     Population: people who like wild sweaters: […]

Question 1 (CO 3) Consider the following table:   Age Group          Frequency   18-29     983   30-39     784   40-49     686   50-59     632   60-69     541   70 and over        527   If you created the probability distribution for these data, what […]

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY   The annotated bibliography will present an introduction and five reference citations with annotations. The purpose of the annotated bibliography is to determine the appropriateness of the sources to the argument you are developing for the Course Project. The format of the proposal is an introductory paragraph followed by an alphabetized list of […]

RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND OUTLINE   The research proposal and outline will present the topic you have selected for your Course Project. The purpose of the proposal is to persuade your reader to believe that you are interested in the topic and ready to learn how to develop the topic into a project. The format of […]

TOPIC SELECTION   First, review the Course Project Overview page located in the Introduction & Resources module.  You will notice that Course Project milestones are assigned in each week of the course.  Therefore, you may refer back to this Course Project Overview page frequently throughout the term.   This Course Project will address a topic […]

EXPLORING THE COURSE THEMES The four course themes of education, technology, art & culture, and the environment are topics that touch each of our lives in some way. In this discussion, practice exploring the themes as a researcher would: by creating problem statements.   First, choose a broad area of inquiry.  Second, brainstorm questions related […]

DQ1 APA WORKSHOP   Each academic area of study has a particular style for documenting the ideas of other scholars. The standards of formatting document you’ve been using are from the American Psychological Association (APA). This is the preferred style in the social sciences.  As you work on revising your Course Project, what questions do […]