For this Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Assignment, you will explore how to visually display data for optimal use.
To prepare for this Assignment:
· Review this weeks Learning Resources and consider visual displays of data.
· For additional support, review the Skill Builder: Unit of Analysis and the Skill Builder: Levels of Measurement .
· Using the SPSS software, open the Afrobarometer dataset or the High School Longitudinal Study dataset (whichever you choose) found in this weeks Learning Resources.
· From the dataset you chose, choose one categorical and one continuous variable and perform the appropriate visual display for each variable.
· Once you visually display each variable, review Chapter 11 of the Wagner text to understand how to copy and paste your output into your Word document.
For this Assignment:
Write a 2- to 3-paragraph analysis of your results and include a copy and paste of the appropriate visual display of the data into your document.
Based on the results of your data, provide a brief explanation of what the implications for social change might be. Early in your Assignment, when you relate which dataset you analyzed, please include the mean of the following variables. If you are using the Afrobarometer Dataset, report the mean of Q1 (Age). If you are using the HS Long Survey Dataset, report the mean of X1SES.
Use appropriate APA format. Refer to the APA manual for appropriate citation.
RESOURCES
Required Readings
· Frankfort-Nachmias, C., Leon-Guerrero, A., & Davis, G. (2020). Social statistics for a diverse society (9th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
· Chapter 2, The Organization and Graphic Presentation Data (pp. 27-74)
· Wagner, III, W. E. (2020). Using IBM® SPSS® statistics for research methods and social science statistics (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
· Chapter 5, Charts and Graphs
· Chapter 11, Editing Output
· Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). General Guidance on Data DisplaysLinks to an external site. . Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2013/02/general-guidance-on-data-displays.html Use this website to guide you as you provide appropriate APA formatting and citations for data displays.
Datasets
Your instructor will post the datasets for the course in the Doc Sharing section and in an Announcement. Your instructor may also recommend using a different dataset from the ones provided here.
Required Media
· Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2016j). Visual displays of data [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 9 minutes. In this media program, Dr. Matt Jones discusses frequency distributions. Focus on how his explanation might support your analysis in this weeks Assignment
Optional Resources
· Skill Builders:
· Visual Displays for Continuous Variables
· Visual Displays for Categorical Variables
You are encouraged to click through these and all Skill Builders to gain additional practice with these concepts. Doing so will bolster your knowledge of the concepts youre learning this week and throughout the course.
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