mat300 statistics
- Assignment: Descriptive Statistics
Due Week 7 and worth 140 points
Visit one of the following newspapers’ websites: USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Washington Post. Select an article that uses statistical data related to a current event, your major, your current field, or your future career goal. The chosen article must have a publication date during this quarter.
The article should use one of the following categories of descriptive statistics:- Measures of Frequency – Counting Rules, Percent, Frequency, Frequency Distributions
- Measures of Central Tendency – Mean, Median, Mode
- Measures of Dispersion or Variation – Range, Variance, Standard Deviation
- Measures of Position – Percentile, Quartiles
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
- Write a summary of the article.
- Explain how the article uses descriptive statistics.
- Explain how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal.
- Analyze the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article.
- Format your paper according to the Strayer Writing Standards. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
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Exemplary 100% A | Proficient 85% B | Fair 75% C | Meets Minimum Expectations 65% D | Unacceptable Below 65% F | |
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MAT300-A1-1 1. Write a summary of the article. Weight: 20% |
Points:(20%)
Thoroughly wrote a summary of the article. |
Points:(17%) Satisfactorily wrote a summary of the article. |
Points:(15%) Partially wrote a summary of the article. |
Points:(13%) Insufficiently wrote a summary of the article. |
Points:(0%) Did not or incompletely wrote a summary of the article. |
MAT300-A1-2 2. Explain how the article uses descriptive statistics. Weight: 25% |
Points:(25%) Thoroughly explained how the article uses descriptive statistics. |
Points:(21.25%) Satisfactorily explained how the article uses descriptive statistics. |
Points:(18.75%) Partially explained how the article uses descriptive statistics. |
Points:(16.25%) Insufficiently explained how the article uses descriptive statistics. |
Points:(0%) Did not or incompletely explained how the article uses descriptive statistics. |
MAT300-A1-3 3. Explain how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal. Weight: 20% |
Points:(20%) Thoroughly explained how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal. |
Points:(17%) Satisfactorily explained how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal. |
Points:(15%) Partially explained how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal. |
Points:(13%) Insufficiently explained how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal. |
Points:(0%) Did not or incompletely explained how the article applies to the real world, your major, your current job, or your future career goal. |
MAT300-A1-4 4. Analyze the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article. Weight: 25% |
Points:(25%) Thoroughly analyzed the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article. |
Points:(21.25%) Satisfactorily analyzed the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article. |
Points:(18.75%) Partially analyzed the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article. |
Points:(16.25%) Insufficiently analyzed the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article. |
Points:(0%) Did not or incompletely analyzed the reasons why the article chose to use the various types of data shared in the article. |
MAT300-A1-5 5. Formatting, spelling, and grammar Weight: 10% |
Points:(10%) There are no mechanical, grammar spelling, punctuation, or stylistic errors. |
Points:(8.5%) There are several mechanical, grammar, spelling, punctuation, or stylistic errors. |
Points:(7.5%) There are some mechanical, grammar, spelling, punctuation, or stylistic errors. |
Points:(6.5%) There are many mechanical, grammar, spelling, punctuation, or stylistic errors. |
Points:(0%) Did not submit or is unreadable. |
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