*PLEASE NOTE* I have completed 75% of this assignment. I am needing the other 25% completed, and the entire assignment looked over for errors.
Complete a worksheet on measures of central tendency and graphical displays of data. You’ll be gaining familiarity with data sets and statistics-related careers as well.
Before you begin the assessment, complete the following:
Step 1: Ensure JASP is installed and set up on your computer.
Step 2: Choose the variables you will be working with from the chart below. You will choose one variable from List A and one variable from List B.
List A
Choose ONE variable from this list “A”
List B
Choose ONE variable from this list “B”
RACLIVE. Have other race living in neighborhood. This is a Yes/No question asking respondents if they live in a neighborhood with people of another race. HAPPY. General happiness. This question asks the respondents to rate how happy they are (small Likert scale).
NEWS. How often does respondent read newspaper. This question asks respondents to rate how often they read the newspaper (Likert scale). LIFE. If life is exciting or dull. This question asks respondents to rate their life as exciting, routine, or dull (similar to a Likert scale).
WWWHR. Internet hours per week. This question asks respondents to share how many hours in a week they use the internet for non-email activities. MNTLHLTH. Days of poor mental health past 30 days. This question asks respondents how many days of poor mental health they’ve had in the past 30 days.
DEPRESS. Told have depression. This is a Yes/No question asking respondents if they have been told they have depression.
I HAVE CHOSEN WWWHR AND MNTHLTH!!!!!
Step 3: Download the data.
Note: The GSS Data 2018 [XLSX] has all of the data for all of the variables. The other files are JASP-compatible files with two variables each. These data files are labeled with the names of the two variables. To find the data file for your specific project, look for the file that names both of your variables.
Wwwhr and Happy [CSV].
Step 4: Download the Getting Started With Your Data [DOCX] worksheet.
Step 5: Find one job opening for a job you could apply for with a bachelor’s degree that requires the use of statistics—some good, key search terms: psychology research assistance or survey data analysis.
