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- 1. Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Grading Guide <QNT/561 Version 9> 2 10 Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Grading Guide QNT/561 Version 9 Applied Business Research and Statistics Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment to orient students to the key
- 2. concepts in statistics. This assignment will introduce students to the language of statistics. Students will also get a chance to warm-up on evaluating some basic descriptive statistics using Excel® prior to the course start. Assignment Steps This assignment has an Excel® dataset spreadsheet attached. You will be required to only do one of the three datasets. Resource: Microsoft Excel®, Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data Set Download the Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data Set. Choose one of the following datasets to complete this assignment: · Consumer Food ( This is the one I chose) · Financial · Hospital Answer each of the following in a total of 90 words: · For each column, identify whether the data is qualitative or quantitative. · Identify the level of measurement for the data in each column. · For each column containing quantitative data: · Evaluate the mean and median · Interpret the mean and median in plain non-technical terms · Use the Excel =AVERAGE function to find the mean · Use the Excel =MEDIAN function to find the median · For each column containing quantitative data: · Evaluate the standard deviation and range · Interpret the standard deviation and range in plain non- technical terms · Use the Excel =STDEV.S function to find the standard deviation · For range (maximum value minus the minimum value), find the maximum value using the Excel =MAX function and find the minimum value using the Excel's =MIN function
- 3. Copyright Copyright © 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Individual Assignment: Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures
- 4. Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment to orient students to the key concepts in statistics. This assignment will introduce students to the language of statistics. Students will also get a chance to warm-up on evaluating some basic descriptive statistics using Excel prior to the course start. Resources Required · Microsoft Excel® · Statistics Concepts and Descriptive Measures Data SetGrading Guide Content Met Partially Met Not Met Comments: This assignment has an Excel® dataset spreadsheet attached. Students will be required to do one of the three datasets only and submit. Download the Consumer Food, Financial, or Hospital Excel® Data Set. Note: you have to work on only ONE dataset and not ALL. Answer each of the following in a total 90 words:
- 5. · For each column, identify whether the data is qualitative or quantitative. · Identify the level of measurement for the data in each column. · For each column containing quantitative data: Evaluate the mean and median Interpret the mean and median in plain non-technical terms Use the Excel =AVERAGE function to find the mean Use the Excel =MEDIAN function to find the median · For each column containing quantitative data: Evaluate the standard deviation and range Interpret the standard deviation and range in plain non-technical terms Use the Excel =STDEV.S function to find the standard deviation For range (maximum value minus the minimum value), find the maximum value using the Excel =MAX function and find the minimum value using the Excel’s =MIN function Total Available Total Earned 3 #/3 Writing Guidelines
- 6. Met Partially Met Not Met Comments: The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements. Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page. Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
- 7. Total Available Total Earned 2 #/2 Assignment Total # 5 #/5 Additional comments: Consumer FoodAnnual Food Spending ($)Annual Household Income ($)Non mortgage household debt ($)Region: 1 = NE 2 = MW 3 = S 4 = WLocation: 1 = Metro 2 = Outside Metro890956697231801156843594570521110706526871614911 14112740412183911138556318218866111561979064218991126 94259818774119127574241576611135147204527685116314380 46854511762252408280571143224140569981138052968448061 16674492461359211734741491408811291126703158761180264 87531671411856755555167831110345714832140711869450980 19114118821464037817118678519271441511143318476917295 11961959062166871192865795214161118206583551953811164
- 9. 86341576238407188674111617786271189441989547710229304 11629364443316874181855887135424411397287954115494111 24354778125524146353982519494411006349536121954184266 01021378741743649139223564111747510524553411539770500 12025416842548941621741967860570410641128525762531228 41101145695625907418496614001093416689505321710641156 96727741779341984169981216074112529668911768941102106 74311999541886864782144894164263898717864411109664867 58394110086504218689412587270761753441124925178420284 42845654135220374268015329123342426339498043494342780 25220528579429717728412234942602646238201654256184593 81053842102177771618516428338597117980429048421061978 64240173646299354210906534031817742151487129066964288 30667592097242848157616287674211358762211373421055378 20259204269695516424795421321961171214824235433409325 96942732650647107504284585989822940421176652884259704 2990873629711242 FinancialCompanyTypeTotal RevenuesTotal AssetsReturn on EquityEarnings per ShareAverage YieldDividends per ShareAverage P/E RatioAFLAC672512945417.12.080.90.2211.5Albertson's414690 521921.42.081.60.6319Allstate6201068091820.13.5610.3610.6 Amerada Hess7834079350.20.081.10.6698.3American General63362806207.12.1931.421.2American Stores419139853612.21.011.40.3423.5Amoco7362873248916.7 2.763.11.416.1Arco Chemical2399541166.21.146.12.840.4Ashland71431977779.53. 82.31.112.4Atlantic Richfield7192722532221.85.413.82.833.8Bausch & Lomb51916277360.892.61.042.6Baxter International56138870711.51.062.31.1347.2Bristol-Myers Squibb5167011497744.43.1421.5224.1Burlington Coat1177777512.31.180.10.0212.9Central Maine Power395422992.40.167.80.979.6Chevron7419503547318.64.95 32.2815.2CIGNA61493510819913.74.8821.111.4Cinergy343538 85813.31.595.11.822.4Dayton
- 10. Hudson12775714191181.71.20.3316.2Dillard's1681755929.22.3 10.40.1615.7Dominion Resources37678201937.92.156.82.5817.7Dow Chemical2200182404023.67.73.63.2411.6DPL31356358513.91. 25.30.9114.3E. I. DuPont DeNemours2466534294221.32.082.11.2327.9Eastman Chemical24678577816.33.6331.7616Edison International392352510112.31.734.2113.6Engelhard2363125866 .10.331.90.3861.8Entergy39562270014.21.036.91.825.4Equitabl e6966615143812.32.860.50.213.4Ethyl71064106753.60.715.60. 512.6Exxon71372429606419.43.372.81.6317.1FPL Group363691244912.23.573.71.9214.4The GAP16508333833.71.30.70.222Georgia Gulf29666132282.391.10.3211.8GIANT Food4423115227.91.182.40.7826.9A & P41026229956.91.661.20.3517.8Great Lakes Chemicals2131122705.51.191.30.6240.5Green Mountain Power Company31793268.31.577.31.6114Hannaford Bros.4322612279.91.41.50.5426.6Hercules218662411473.182.2 114.5Houston Industries368731841581.666.61.513.7Jefferson- Pilot625782313114.53.472.31.0413.3Johnson & Johnson5226292145326.72.411.50.8524.1Liberty6660318511.13 .341.80.7712.7The Limited19189430110.60.792.30.4826.7Lincoln National64899771750.40.213.11.96300.2Lubrizol216741462192 .662.61.0114.5Lyondell Petrochemical73010155946.23.583.90.96.4Mallinkrodt5186829 8814.82.471.70.6616May Department Stores112685993020.53.112.41.216.2McKesson5208575608111. 591.20.526Mercantile Stores1314421787.93.532.11.1916.3Merck5236372581236.63.7 41.71.6926.6Millennium Chemicals23048432612.62.472.90.68.3Mobil7659064355916.84 .013.12.1217.2Monsanto27514107747.20.481.10.590.7Morton22 388280512.31.4810.3625.2Murphy Oil72138223812.32.942.61.3518Mylan
- 11. Laboratories555584813.50.820.90.1622.4NALCO Chemical214341441252.12.6118.3Nevada Power3799233910.11.656.81.614.2NIPSCO32587493714.11.534 .10.914.4Olin22410194617.432.81.214.5Orion Capital615913884164.151.50.69.8Owens & Minor531177139.40.61.40.1821.7Pacific Corporation36278138805.20.684.61.0834.2J. C. Penney130546234937.72.13.82.1326.9Pennzoil72654440615.83. 761.6117.1Pfizer5125041533627.91.71.10.6835.4Pharmacia & Upjohn56710103805.80.613.11.0856.2Phillips Petroleum7154241386019.93.6131.3412.4Poe & Brown612919425.11.481.50.3516.3PPG27379686828.53.942.31. 3314.7PP&L Resources33049948511.41.87.71.6712Progressive64190756018. 75.310.30.2417Rohm & Haas23999390019.82.132.20.6313.4Ruddick4230088512.51.021 .80.3217Schering-Plough56778650751.21.951.50.7424.6Sears, Roebuck1412963870020.32.991.80.9217.4Stryker598098520.51. 280.30.1127.2Sun7105314667182.72.8113Sunamerica62114356 3714.71.80.90.319.5Texaco7466672960020.94.873.11.7511.5Th e TJX Companies17389261026.31.750.60.098.2Torchmark6228310967 17.52.391.70.5914.2Tosco713282597510.91.370.80.2423Travel ers63760938655514.92.540.90.417Ultramar Diamond Shamrock71088255959.51.943.51.116.1Union Carbide26502696428.84.531.60.7910.7United States Surgical Corporation5117217267.51.210.50.1629UNOCAL76064753028. 92.6520.815.5UNUM640771320015.22.591.30.5617USX- Marathon7157541056512.61.582.40.7619.8Valero Energy7575624939.62.031.20.4217.2Warner- Lambert58180803130.71.041.40.5135.7WEIS Markets418199729.21.8730.9416.9Wellman2108313194.80.971. 80.3520.5Winn-Dixie Stores413219292115.31.362.70.9827.2WITCO221872298141.55 2.91.1224.9Zenith Nation Insurance660112527.81.573.7117 HospitalHospitalGeog.