The best way to understand statistical data analysis is to conductyour own statistical study. You will work on a series of weekly courseprojects which begin in Week 1 and end in Week 5. You will construct afinal course project that is due in Week 5; a Microsoft Word documentthat summarizes all of your weekly course projects.
- Phase 1 – Select one of the provided scenarios and submit the data analysis and descriptive statistics for the dataset.
- Phase 2 – Use your chosen scenario to construct confidence intervals for the mean and variance using the data set.
- Phase 3 – Use your chosen scenario to test the hypothesis about themean, interpret results from the hypothesis test and state conclusions.
- Phase 4 – Submit your first rough draft of project
- Phase 5 – Make any necessary changes to the rough draft and submit the final draft
Due Date
Your final project is due in Module 05. There will be individual assignments along the way. The module they are due is noted in the time line below.
Time Line
Module
Assignment
01
Course Project – Phase 1
02
Course Project – Phase 2
03
Course Project – Phase 3
04
Course Project – Phase 4
05
Course Project – Phase 5
Requirements
You will be required to choose one of the two scenarios and data setsprovided below. Option 1 is a general business scenario which mayappeal to Business, Accounting, Technology, and Design students. Option 2is a healthcare scenario, but may appeal to students working in avariety of care and service industries such as Health Sciences, Nursing,Early Childhood Education, and Justice Studies.
- Option 1 allows you to analyze job salaries for the state of Minnesota
Option 1 Scenario
Option 1 Data Set
- Option 2 allows you to analyze the ages of infectious disease patients at NCLEX Memorial Hospital.
Option 2 Scenario
Option 2 Data Set
Using your chosen scenario and data set, you will be required to submit weekly deliverables as mentioned in the timeline above.
- During Week 1, you will select one of the provided scenarios andsubmit the data analysis and descriptive statistics for the dataset.
- During Week 2, you will use your chosen scenario to construct confidence intervals for the mean and variance using the data set.
- During Week 3, you will use your chosen scenario to test thehypothesis about the mean, interpret results from the hypothesis testand state conclusions.
- During Week 4, submit your first rough draft of project.
- During Week 5, make any necessary changes to the rough draft and submit the final draft.
For each of the weekly deliverables, you will submit your assignmentsvia Microsoft Word to the drop box by the due date. The assignmentsmust be properly formatted properly using the Microsoft Equation Editor.
