Your goal for this assignment is to: Practice your problem-solving skill by answering questions about statistical concepts and the benefits and uses of data-driven decision-making.
Steps to Complete:
Step 1:
- You would like to determine whether eating before bed influences sleep patterns. List each of the seven steps for conducting a statistical study.
- Explain what you would do to complete each step.
- Then, answer the questions below:
- What is your hypothesis on this issue?
- What type of data (quantitative or categorical) will you be looking for? What are some examples?
- What methods would you use to gather information? Which sampling method would you use and why?
- How would the results of the data influence decisions you might make about eating and sleeping?
- How would we know if the results of the study are valid and reliable?
- What questions would you ask to find out more about the quality of the data?
- Why is it important to gather and report valid and reliable data?
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The Foundations of Dat-Driven Decisions
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1. You would like to determine whether eating before bed influences sleep patterns. List each of the seven steps for conducting a statistical study.
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3. Then, answer the questions below.
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What is your hypothesis? |
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What type of data (quantitative or categorical) will you be looking for? What are some examples? |
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What methods would you use to gather information? Which sampling method would you use and why? |
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How would the results of the data influence decisions you might make about eating and sleeping? |
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How would we know if the results of the study are valid and reliable? |
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What questions would you ask to find out more about the quality of the data? |
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Why is it important to gather and report valid and reliable data? |
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