Bell Work Draw a scatter plot and describe
Bell Work � Draw a scatter plot and describe the correlation for the table below.
Go back to experiment notes � Levels � How of variables: many variables are being manipulated? � If 5 different exercise routines are being manipulated, what is the level?
Analyzing Results in Research
Descriptive Statistics � Applied to descriptive research � Describes the group researched � Provides a state of current thoughts/emotions/behaviors � Finding the mean on a test shows the average for the students that took the test. � Can we apply this to other class’ knowledge?
Inferential Statistics � Uses a sample � Allows generalizations about entire population � Therefore, it needs an accurate sample. � Participants receiving a new type of drug indicate how the entire population may interact with the new drug.
Note Hand Out
Measures of Central Tendency � Mean: The average of all the data. � Add all the numbers, then divide by the number of participants � Median: The middle. � Half the data is more than, and half the data is less than this number. (Line it up and cross them off) � Mode: The most frequent. � Which number is seen most often. � There can be no mode � Can be more than one mode.
Measures of variance � Range � Difference � Standard between the highest and lowest scores Deviation � Calculated to find the average distance from the mean.
Together: Find the mean, median, and mode
4, 7, 2, 8, 6, 4, 10
149, 170, 127, 157, 149, 163
Worksheet Calculate the mean for each set of number. Show your math. Set up like mine.
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