Explain the descriptive statistics tests you will conduct

Journal Homework

This homework is a new narrative to help you prepare to analyze your data in Module Six when you complete the Milestone Four homework. Do not resubmit the data analysis plan you developed previously.

In this journal homework, briefly describe the level of data collected in your survey. Then, describe how you plan to analyze the data you collect. Specifically, which statistical test(s) will you use, and why? What variables might you examine with a specific test? Which tests will you not use, and why?

Remember:

I. PSY 510 introduced you to:

1. Measures of central tendency
2. Measures of variability
3. Correlation
4. Comparing means (t-tests)

II. PSY 520 covers:

1. Multiple regression (in Module Four)
2. Factorial ANOVA (in Module Six)
3. Repeated measures (in Module Seven)
4. Chi-square (in Module Eight)

Remember that you are not only planning to analyze data. You will actively analyze your data later in this course! This journal homework is a terrific chance to get your instructor`s feedback on your data analysis plan to ensure that you are on the right track. The journal positions you for successful analysis in Milestone Four. It is challenging to analyze and report your findings, so it is helpful to start carefully thinking about it now.

Prompt

I. Provide a description of data collected in the survey. What level of data did your survey collect (e.g., nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio)? A survey might have nominal data in the demographic items and interval/ratio with a Likert scale. The level of data allows you to decide the appropriate statistical test to use. Showing the levels of data allows your instructor to supply valuable feedback about statistical tests.

II. Name the survey items used to collect descriptive data and explain the descriptive statistics tests you will conduct on your data. Descriptive statistics often describe participants` demographics items. Items in the demographic information often are nominal or categorical data. Measures of central tendencies are the correct statistical tests to use and report.

III. Describe the statistical tests you plan to use and why you chose them.

IV. Discuss statistical tests that would be inappropriate to use and what makes them inappropriate.

V. Define the variables you plan to use with each statistical test you conduct. For example, you might use an independent t-test to compare dog owner and non-dog owner scores on an anxiety scale. You would use an independent t-test for two groups (dog owner/non-dog owner), each measured once.