Descriptive Statistics

Template for Descriptive Statistics [DOCX] is provided to help you to organize your thoughts and ideas.
The chosen article must have a publication date during this quarter and 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.
Instructions
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 author chose to use the various types of data shared in the article.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the
Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions