Questions for Descriptive Statistics Research

July 23, 2021

Questions for Descriptive Statistics Research

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Instructions:

Questions for Descriptive Statistics Research

Monday, May 24th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Possible Points: 140
Descriptive Statistics – Week 7 Assignment
Overview
To research an article that uses statistical data related to a current event, your major, your current field, or your future career goal, use your textbook, the Internet, newspaper websites (such as USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, or The Washington Post), and the Strayer Library. Note: The Descriptive Statistics Assignment Template [DOCX] is given to assist you in organizing your thoughts and ideas.
The chosen article must be published during this quarter and use one of the descriptive statistics categories below:
Counting rules, percent, frequency, and frequency distributions are all examples of frequency measures.
Mean, median, and mode are all measures of central tendency.
Range, variance, and standard deviation are examples of dispersion or variation measures.
Positional indicators include percentiles and quartiles.
Instructions
Write a 23 page document that includes the following:
Make a synopsis of the article.
Describe how descriptive statistics are used in the article.
Explain how the article relates to your major, present employment, or future career objective in the real world.
Examine why the author selected the various types of data included in the article.
Strayer Writing Standards are required for this course. Please see the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course for help and information. Any additional instructions should be sought from your lecturer.
The following is the specific course learning result linked to this assignment:
Examine an article that includes personal connections relevant to present and future work aspirations and employs descriptive statistics.

RUBRIC

Excellent Quality

95-100%

Introduction

45-41 points

The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned.

Literature Support

91-84 points

The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned.

Methodology

58-53 points

Content is well-organized with headings for each slide and bulleted lists to group related material as needed. Use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance readability and presentation content is excellent. Length requirements of 10 slides/pages or less is met.

Average Score

50-85%

40-38 points

More depth/detail for the background and significance is needed, or the research detail is not clear. No search history information is provided.

83-76 points

Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is little integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are included. Summary of information presented is included. Conclusion may not contain a biblical integration.

52-49 points

Content is somewhat organized, but no structure is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. is occasionally detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met.

Poor Quality

0-45%

37-1 points

The background and/or significance are missing. No search history information is provided.

75-1 points

Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is no integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are not included in the summary of information presented. Conclusion does not contain a biblical integration.

48-1 points

There is no clear or logical organizational structure. No logical sequence is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. is often detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met