Differences in Alpha Level as It Related to Hard and Soft Sciences Decisions about alpha level may be different, especially as it relates from hard sciences to social sciences.  For example, a…

Statistics, Research, and Ethical Considerations Next week, we will be moving into the part of the course that deals with statistical inference. The text describes statistical inference as making "accurate…

Probability in Everyday Life Probability tells us the chance or likelihood that a particular event will occur. Whether or not we realize it, every day we use probability to make…

Implications of Difference in Standard Deviation Size This week, we are covering an important concept that is widely used in a variety of fields: the standard deviation. The standard deviation…

Importance and Relevance of Statistics in Your Life The purpose of this week's discussion topic is to get you thinking about the importance and relevance of statistics in your professional…

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to develop and carry out an inferential statistics analysis plan and write up the findings. There are two main parts to this assignment:…

In the first assignment (Assignment #1: Descriptive Statistics Analysis Data Plan), you developed a scenario about annual household expenditures and a plan for analyzing the data using descriptive statistic methods.…

Before conducting any statistical analyses, researchers develop a plan for how they will analyze their data to answer their research questions. The purpose of this assignment is to provide an…

In 900 - 1000 words write an op-ed that takes a stand related to your topic.  Define the issue, lay out the multiple perspectives, and offer a convincing argument for…