Week 1: Descriptive Statistics
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If you were given a large data set, such as the sales over the last year of our top 100 customers, what
might you be able to do with these data? What might be the benefits of describing the data?
Alternative: Look for examples of descriptive statistics in the news or on websites. Then post a link to
that publication or site, note the statistic used and determine if it was an appropriate use of that
statistic.
Ilina Grantcharova
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31 at 7:57pm
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How we'll use the Discussions...
Class, please make the flow of the discussions just like a “real” discussion. I’ll ask questions almost every
day to help generate class discussions. Some questions in statistics have one answer, but don’t stop
posting just because someone else has already answered it. You may have a new or better way to work
the question.
I try to ask new questions and problems almost every day so that there is always something new to work
with. Don’t feel obligated to answer every question or solve every problem I post. (Of course, you are
free to answer all of them, if you want to!)
IMPORTANT: The top of the Discussion Area has several questions designed to get you thinking about
the topic. Please don't just start answering those questions, however please wait until I actually ask
them inside the topic. That will help keep everyone on the same topic.
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90
90 unread replies.
158
158 replies.
If you were given a large data set, such as the sales over the last year of our top 100 customers, what
might you be able to do with these data? What might be the benefits of describing the data?
Alternative: Look for examples of descriptive statistics in the news or on websites. Then post a link to
that publication or site, note the statistic used and determine if it was an appropriate use of that
statistic.
Ilina Grantcharova
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31 at 7:57pm
Manage Discussion Entry
How we'll use the Discussions...
Class, please make the flow of the discussions just like a “real” discussion. I’ll ask questions almost every
day to help generate class discussions. Some questions in statistics have one answer, but don’t stop
posting just because someone else has already answered it. You may have a new or better way to work
the question.
I try to ask new questions and problems almost every day so that there is always something new to work
with. Don’t feel obligated to answer every question or solve every problem I post. (Of course, you are
free to answer all of them, if you want to!)
IMPORTANT: The top of the Discussion Area has several questions designed to get you thinking about
the topic. Please don't just start answering those questions, however please wait until I actually ask
them inside the topic. That will help keep everyone on the same topic.
This study source was downloaded by 100000849840424 from CourseHero.com on 07-18-2022 06:48:38 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/33139024/Math-221-week-1-Discussiondocx/
