GRAND CANYON SYM506 FULL COURSE ALL DISCUSSIONS AND ALL ASSIGNMENTS
GRAND
CANYON SYM506 FULL COURSE ALL DISCUSSIONS AND ALL ASSIGNMENTS
GRAND CANYON SYM506 FULL COURSE ALL
DISCUSSIONS AND ALL ASSIGNMENTS
The media often attempts to predict
the outcome of national elections Why are they often wrong? Based on the
concepts presented in this module’s readings, how could the system be improved?
In conducting a survey, what do you
think is even more important than the size of the sample? Why?
Referring to Chapter 2 Excel Guide,
EG2, Section EG25 in the textbook, create a histogram on some sample data using
Microsoft Excel Post your file in response to this DQ What are some
specific challenges related to creating a histogram in Microsoft Excel?
Assume the financing gurus of a
weekend investment television program predicted a 50% chance of XYZ stock
gaining in January and a 50% chance of gaining in February Your financial
advisor sees this and tells you there is a 100% chance XYZ stock will gain over
the 2-month period Would you continue to use this financial advisor?
Explain
Marie claims she can predict the sex
of pregnant women’s babies She sees 1,000 women a year, and she always
predicts a female She charges $1,000 for a prediction, and she always
predicts a female (although clients do not know that) When she is wrong,
she offers a double-your-money back guarantee Since the chance of having a
female is approximately 50%, how can she earn any money?
Provide some examples of discrete
and continuous variables What attributes of these variables make them
discrete and continuous? Why?
Describe the term mutually
exclusive Provide some examples Must the values of x in a discrete
probability distribution always be mutually exclusive? Why or why not? Provide
an example
WEEK 5 DQ 1
You just saw an ad on television that
states the majority of the population would vote to make smoking
illegal The poll that is referenced shows 53% of those asked supported
making smoking illegal In the fine print at the bottom of the screen, you
see that the margin of error is +/- 3% What is your reaction? Explain
WEEK 5 DQ 2
Many people believe that a larger
sample is always better What do you think? Explain
WEEK 6 DQ 1
Your mayor just announced that the
local unemployment rate dropped last month from the prior month It went
from 105% to 104% Is this a significant drop? Explain
WEEK 6 DQ 2
WEEK 6 DQ 2
Give an example of a situation in
which you believe a Type I Error is more serious Give an example of a
situation in which you believe a Type II Error is more serious In each
case, why do you think so?
WEEK 7
Describe when a z-test should be
performed as opposed to a t-test? Which (if any) can we use all the time? Why
or why not?
WEEK 7 DQ 2
Your manager, who just read an
abridged version of a statistics book, wants you to test hypotheses for the
difference in two population means The sample sizes for each are 23
WEEK 8 DQ 1
A market researcher is interested in
knowing the type of training that works best for DVD users Thirty
consumers are randomly selected from a population of known DVD owners (ie, users) Ten
users are trained by giving them the DVD user’s manual and allowing them to
read it Another ten users are trained from a 30 minute DVD user training
video Another ten users are trained from a self-paced computer
tutorial The users are then timed in their ability to setup and program
the DVD by performing a series of operations Which statistical analysis
technique should be used? What is the null hypothesis? Can the market
researcher get an answer? Why or why not?
WEEK 8 DQ 2
A client gives you a data set of 30
observed values that represent the number of gallons of gas that 30 individual
Nissan Sentra owners purchased at the gas pump last month Your client
wants to know if the data set represents a normal distribution Which
statistical analysis technique should be used? What is the null hypothesis? Can
an analysis be performed? Why or why not?
Details:
Details:
Complete exercises 15, 17, 113, 120,
and 127 in the textbook
Submit in one Word file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin
WEEK 2
Details:
Complete exercises 27, 217, 219
(refer to Appendix E2 for instructions on using Excel), 221, 250, and 251 in
the textbook
You will need:
- For 217, refer to the “BB Cost” file
- For 219, refer to the “Steel” file
- For 221, refer to the “Force” file
- For 250, refer to the “Colleges-Basketball” file
- For 251, refer to the “Wonderlic” file
Complete exercises 311, 315, 321
(parts a and b only), and 340 in the textbook
You will need:
- For 311, refer to the “Chocolate Chip” file
- For 315, refer to the “Bank 1” file
- For 321, refer to the “Chocolate Chip” file
- For 340, refer to the “Cereals” file
For problems requiring computations,
please ensure that your Excel file includes the associated cell computations
and/or statistics output; this information is needed in order to receive full
credit on these problems
Submit output in one Excel file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin
WEEK 3
Details:
Complete exercises 43, 49, 415, 419,
423, 426, and 461 (parts a, b, c and d only) in the textbook
For problems requiring computations,
please ensure that your Excel file includes the associated cell computations
and/or statistics output; this information is needed in order to receive full
credit on these problems
Submit output in one Excel file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word documents
can be submitted to Turnitin
WEEK 4
Details:
Complete exercises 55, 510, 515,
519, 521, and 539 (parts a, b and c only) in the textbook
Complete exercises 61, 65, 69, 611,
613, and 629 (parts a, b, c and d only)
For problems requiring computations,
please ensure that your Excel file includes the associated cell computations
and/or statistics output; this information is needed in order to receive full
credit on these problems
Submit output in one Excel file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin
WEEK 5
Details:
Complete exercise 711, 715, and 727
(parts a and c only)
Complete exercises 81, 813, 815,
817, 829 (parts a and b only), 835, and 839
For problems requiring computations,
please ensure that your Excel file includes the associated cell computations
and/or statistics output; this information is needed in order to receive full
credit on these problems
Submit output in one Excel file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin
WEEK 6
Details:
Complete exercises 93, 913, 914,
925, 948, and 955
For problems requiring computations,
please ensure that your Excel file includes the associated cell computations
and/or statistics output; this information is needed in order to receive full
credit on these problems
Submit output in one Excel file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin
WEEK 7
Details:
Details:
Complete exercises 109 (parts a, b
and c only), 1011 (parts a and b only), 1021 (parts a and b only), 1023, and
1048
You will need:
- For 109, refer to the “Phone” file
- For 1011, refer to the “Digital Cameras” file
- For 1021, refer to the “Measurement” file
- For 1023, refer to the “Ad Pages” file
- For 1048, refer to the “Digital Cameras” file
The exercises above require the use
of the “t-test’ functions within the Data Analysis menu in Excel Refer to
Appendix E10 for instructions on using Excel for these exercises
For problems requiring computations,
please ensure that your Excel file includes the associated cell computations
and/or statistics output; this information is needed in order to receive full
credit on these problems
Submit output in one Excel file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin
WEEK 8
Details:
Complete exercises 1055, 1057 (parts
a and b only), 1059 (part a only), and 1061 (part a only)
- For 1059, refer to the “ER Waiting” file
- For 1061, refer to the “Coffee Sales” file
- Exercises 1059 and 1061 require the use of the “One-Way
ANOVA” function within the Data Analysis menu in ExcelRefer to Appendix
E10 for instructions on using Excel for these exercises
Complete exercise 1125
Complete exercises 121, 124, 129,
1217, 1221, and 1243 (assume “Calories” is the “x” variable and “Fat” is the
“y” variable)
- For 124, refer to the “Pet Food” file
- For 129, refer to the “Rent” file
- For 1217, refer to the “Restaurants” file
- For 1221, refer to the “Rent” file
- For 1243, refer to the “Restaurants” file
Exercises 1217, 1221, and 1243
require the use of the “Regression” function within the Data Analysis menu in
Excel Refer to Appendix E12 for instructions on using Excel for these
exercises
For problems requiring computations,
please ensure that your Excel file includes the associated cell computations
and/or statistics output; this information is needed in order to receive full
credit on these problems
Submit output in one Excel file
You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin, unless otherwise directed by your instructor If so
directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions Only Word
documents can be submitted to Turnitin
Details:
After reviewing the assigned
readings, write a paper of 1,000-1,500 words that considers ethical issues in
business statistics and discuss how your personal values can be applied to
them This assignment is primarily introspective in nature and students
will be given significant latitude in addressing specific questions
Include a brief introduction that
outlines your paper
In the Reflection Before Action: The
Statistical Consultant Confronts Ethical Issues article, the authors cite the
American Statistical Association’s Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice
(see the section “Ethics Provides A Defensible Response” in the article)
- Which ethical guideline from the articles is most
applicable to you and why? How does this article (or articles) affect your
personal decision-making as related to statistics and ethics?
- How can the ethical issues raised, be addressed from a Christian
worldview? In other words, what guidance, using principles from a
Christian worldview perspective, could be applied to understand and
address these ethical issues?
Provide a conclusion that summarizes
your perspectives
Prepare this assignment according to
the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success
Center An abstract is not required
This assignment uses a grading
rubric Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment;
therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful
completion of the assignment
You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin Refer to the directions in the Student Success
Center Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin
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