How to Describe Individual Variables (Univariate Statistics)

Preparation

Each discussion has a preparation section that contains statistical software exercises. You must complete these exercises before beginning the discussions each week.

This week, you will be working through the following exercises:

• Enter the data from Table 2.5 in your Statistics for the Health Sciences textbook in an Excel file.
• Save the Excel file as a .csv file and open the .csv file in JASP.
• Generate a histogram and boxplot for each variable.
• Generate a scatterplot showing the relationship between the two variables.
• Additionally, generate the following for each variable:
  • Mean.
  • Median.
  • Mode.
  • Range.
  • Standard deviation.
  • Variance.
  • Quartiles.

File Submissions

Every time you generate outputs in a statistical software exercise, you will be required to interpret and report the results. Both the Word document and the output files must be uploaded to your discussion post.

• Upload the .jasp file. Make sure you have saved your .jasp file after running your procedures to save the outputs.
• Include a separate Word document in which you interpret and report the results of the graphs or tables (summary statistics, scattergram, box-plot, and histogram) you generated. Format your document using APA style.

Discussion Post

For the purposes of contributing to this week's scholarly discussion, complete the following:

• Post an example of how you might use descriptive statistics in your professional setting.
• Describe one or two of the challenges, knowledge gaps, or unanswered questions you found while completing these exercises.
• Finally, cite, in APA format, at least one non-Capella resource (for example, a YouTube video, website, or article) that you found useful for this topic.