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DDBA 8307 Week 2 Assignment Exemplar

John Doe1

DDBA 8307-62

Dr. Jane Doe3

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Type your name here
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Type in DDBA section number (e.g. DDBA 8307 – 6)
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Enter faculty name here.
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Scales of Measurement

Type text here. Discuss the implications of “scales of measurement” in quantitative

research. Be sure to use a minimum of two citations to support your position(s). Be sure to

review the “Scales of Measurement” media from Week 1. This section should be no more than

two paragraphs.

Research Question

What are the means, standard deviations, frequencies, and percentages of the Lesson 21

Exercise File variables?

Presentation of Findings

I analyzed data from Lesson 21 Exercise File 4. In this section, I present descriptive

statistics for the study quantitative and qualitative variables. Appropriate APA tables and figures

accompany the analysis5.

Descriptive Statistics6

Descriptive statistics were run for the quantitative and qualitative variables in the Week 1

Assignment data set. Table 1 depicts the means and standard deviations for the quantitative data.

Figure 1 depicts a histogram for the GPA variable. Table 2 depicts the frequencies and

percentages for the qualitative (categorical) data. Figure 2 depicts a pie chart for the ethnic

variable. Appendix 1 depicts the SPSS output.

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Insert the appropriate file name.
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The tables and figures from your SPSS output will need to be copied and pasted in the appropriate location.
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Detailed information can be found in Lesson 20, “Univariate Descriptive Statistics for Qualitative Variables,” and
Lesson 21, “Univariate Descriptive Statistics for Quantitative Variables,” in the Green and Salkind text.
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Table 17

Means (M) and Standard Deviations (SD) for Study

Quantitative Variables (N = 105)

Variable8 M SD

GPA 2.78 .76

Final 61.48 7.94
Percent 80.34 12.12

Figure 1. Histogram of GPA distribution.

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This is an example of an APA-formatted descriptive statistics table. Refer to Sections 5.01-5.19, in the APA
Manual for detailed information on APA tables. The descriptive statistics table here includes the appropriate
information derived from the SPSS output that is to be pasted as an appendix. Do not split tables across pages.
Note: The numbers in the SPSS output presented here are fictitious numbers and do not represent correct
numbers in the data set you will use for this application.

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You would simply add rows to the table to accommodate the variables you have used in the analysis (i.e., variable
3, variable 4, etc.). Hint: Use the Microsoft Word Table feature.
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Table 29

Means (M) and Standard Deviations (SD) for Study

Qualitative Variables (N = 105)

Variable Frequency Percent

Ethnic
Native 5 4.8
Asian 20 19.0
Black 24 22.9
White 45 42.9
Hispanic 11 10.4
Total 105 100.0
Section
1 33 31.4
2 39 37.2
3 33 31.4
Total 105 100.0
Grade
A 23 21.9
B 32 30.5
C 35 33.3
D 9 8.6
F 6 5.7
Total 105 100.0

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Recall from Lesson 20, “Univariate Descriptive Statistics for Qualitative Variables” (Green & Salkind, 2017),
frequencies and percentages are reported for qualitative (nominal) variables. Note: Frequency and percentages
are the only columns to be included.
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Figure 2. Pie chart of ethnicity by percentages.10

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The pie chart is an appropriate graph for nominal (categorical) data.
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References

Type in references using appropriate APA format. Remember, use a minimum of two

references.
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Appendix – Pearson Product-Moment SPSS Output11

Frequency Table

Ethnic
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Native 5 4.8 4.8 4.8
Asian 20 19.0 19.0 23.8
Black 24 22.9 22.9 46.7
White 45 42.9 42.9 89.5
Hispanic 11 10.5 10.5 100.0
Total 105 100.0 100.0

Section
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid 1 33 31.4 31.4 31.4
2 39 37.1 37.1 68.6
3 33 31.4 31.4 100.0
Total 105 100.0 100.0

Grade
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid A 23 21.9 21.9 21.9
B 32 30.5 30.5 52.4
C 35 33.3 33.3 85.7
D 9 8.6 8.6 94.3
F 6 5.7 5.7 100.0
Total 105 100.0 100.0

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You will copy-and-paste the appropriate SPSS output into the application assignment. See the document titled
“Copying and Pasting SPSS Output into Word” located in this week’s Resources
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Descriptive Statistics
Std.
N Mean Deviation
gpa 105 2.7789 .76380
final 105 61.48 7.943
percent 105 80.34 12.135
Valid N
105
(listwise)