The Various Measures of Central Tendency
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Below you are given 25 numbers which represent the Quiz #1 scores of 25 students. Use MegaStat and provide a descriptive data analysis of the data set. Please note that you will need to enter the data set into MegaStat. Include at least the following, with specific references to the data, taken from the MegaStat output.
82
80
81
98
78
82
73
82
83
82
75
100
83
82
96
85
83
75
85
79
80
82
95
81
80
A. The various measures of central tendency: compare them (how they are similar) and contrast them (how they are different), including specific references to numbers, pictures, and tables derived from the data set.
B. The various measures of dispersion: compare and contrast them, including specific references to numbers, pictures, and tables derived from the data set.
C. The shape of the distribution: including specific references to numbers, pictures, and tables derived from the data set.
D. Provide a brief descriptive statistical summary of the data set, in the form of a memo to the Dean, telling the Dean how your students did on Quiz #1, and drawing selectively on your answers to a-c above.
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