Analyzing College Student BMI Compared to National Average: A Statistical Study

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Week 3 Assignment: Reporting Descriptive Statistics and One-Sample t-Test Written Response Worksheet NAME: Instructions: Follow along with the step-by-step instruction manual provided for the Week 3 Assignment. The instruction manual will make specific reference to data interpretation questions that require written responses. Use this worksheet to answer these written response questions. Each question is listed below along with the number of points each question is worth toward the assignment. Type your response in the space provided below each question. QUESTION 1 8 points Report and interpret the descriptive statistics on the Happiness Score measure. In your response be sure to indicate if there were any extreme scores (outliers). Also, report the measures of central tendency, the standard deviation, the range of values observed (i.e. report the maximum and minimum, not the range), and identify the shape of the distribution as positively skewed, negatively skewed, or roughly normally distributed. QUESTION 2 8 points Report and present the descriptive statistics on the Happiness Score measure between the weight status groups. Include your bar graph of means you created in SPSS within your report and label it “Figure 1”. Be sure to make reference to the figure in your accompanying text and include an APA style title. PASTE BAR GRAPH FIGURE BELOW: QUESTION 3 8 points Report and present the descriptive statistics on overall BMI scores as well as BMI scores between males and females. In Microsoft Word, create a table in APA style to present the mean and standard deviations for overall, male, and female BMI. Label it “Table 1” and make reference to the table in your text. INCLUDE TABLE BELOW: QUESTION 4 2 points Write out the null and alternative hypothesis for the one-sample t-test examining if the BMI of our college student sample is different than the average adult...