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Discussion Question Usin" rel="nofollow">ing Min" rel="nofollow">initab This week, you learned about the statistical software applications used to analyze data for research analysis. For this week's discussion, you will use Min" rel="nofollow">initab to run descriptive statistics, create graphs and respond to the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: •    How could you use Min" rel="nofollow">initab descriptive statistics for data analysis research? •    What are your plans for learnin" rel="nofollow">ing more about Min" rel="nofollow">initab and how will the in" rel="nofollow">information you learned about this software be of benefit in" rel="nofollow">in your future analysis of research data? Refer to this week’s readin" rel="nofollow">ings and video tutorials before startin" rel="nofollow">ing this two part discussion question assignment. You will also have access to the Assignment Resources Step-by-Step Guide, accessed through the Assignment Resources Icon located to the right of the gradin" rel="nofollow">ing criteria above. Step 1: Enterin" rel="nofollow">ing Data Open Min" rel="nofollow">initab You will now use Min" rel="nofollow">initab to enter a sample dataset by followin" rel="nofollow">ing the steps below and referrin" rel="nofollow">ing to the examples in" rel="nofollow">in the Assignment Step-by-Step guide. Begin" rel="nofollow">in by openin" rel="nofollow">ing Min" rel="nofollow">initab. Once open, you will see two win" rel="nofollow">indows. The Session Win" rel="nofollow">indow is in" rel="nofollow">in the top half of the screen and the Worksheet is below. Only one win" rel="nofollow">indow is active at a time. Dataset Options In many cases, researchers may have the data from their study in" rel="nofollow">in another software package like Microsoft Excel. However, if the data is not available in" rel="nofollow">in a software spreadsheet you can manually enter the data. You may now choose to populate your Min" rel="nofollow">initab worksheet usin" rel="nofollow">ing the provided Excel worksheet in" rel="nofollow">in Option 1 or try Manual Data Entry by followin" rel="nofollow">ing the in" rel="nofollow">instructions in" rel="nofollow">in Option 2. Option 1: Usin" rel="nofollow">ing Excel to populate Min" rel="nofollow">initab To access the Excel worksheet populated with data, go to the Data Set Icon located to the right of the gradin" rel="nofollow">ing criteria above. You can copy and paste the data set directly from Excel in" rel="nofollow">into Min" rel="nofollow">initab. Or Option 2: Manual Data Entry In the Worksheet win" rel="nofollow">indow, type “Age” in" rel="nofollow">in C1. Enter the numbers as shown in" rel="nofollow">in the dataset below. Enter the remain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing data as shown below (set up your column labels i.e., variable). The measure reflects math anxiety and the study variables (crin" rel="nofollow">inge, uneasy, afraid, worried, understand) the math anxiety range is from 1–5 with low bein" rel="nofollow">ing the least and 5 the highest. Age    Crin" rel="nofollow">inge    Uneasy    Afraid    Worried    Understand 28    5    3    4    4    3 34    2    5    3    2    1 25    4    4    4    2    5 56    3    4    3    1    2 23    5    4    3    3    4 29    1    5    3    2    3 30    3    3    5    2    5 59    2    5    5    1    2 45    4    2    5    3    3 38    1    2    4    1    1 33    3    2    4    3    2 47    4    2    3    4    5 24    1    5    3    4    4 29    5    4    2    1    3 53    3    1    5    2    1 48    4    4    1    5    3 27    2    5    4    3    4 34    4    4    3    2    5 26    4    5    2    3    2 36    5    5    5    4    3 Step 2: Run Descriptive Statistics Now that your data is in" rel="nofollow">in Min" rel="nofollow">initab, you will look at the descriptive statistics for this dataset. Select the Ribbon at the top titled “Statistics,” and then select “Descriptive Statistics”. Under the “Data tab” select a variable, under the “Statistics tab” check all the boxes, then click “OK”. Discussion Question Part 1 How could you use Min" rel="nofollow">initab descriptive statistics for data analysis research? Write about your experience runnin" rel="nofollow">ing descriptive statistics. Use the results in" rel="nofollow">in the Session Win" rel="nofollow">indow to support your response. Then add to your discussion with the in" rel="nofollow">information you learn when completin" rel="nofollow">ing Step 3. Step 3: Min" rel="nofollow">initab and Graphs You will now look at graphin" rel="nofollow">ing. Select the Ribbon at the top titled “Graph,” then select “Histogram,” and then select “Simple.” Choose one of the variables and select "Ok". You can create other Histogram graphs by choosin" rel="nofollow">ing different variables. You can also choose from the other ten graph choices shown on the Graph ribbon. Remember you can use the left navigation column to access your work. Discussion Question Part 2 What are your plans for learnin" rel="nofollow">ing more about Min" rel="nofollow">initab and how will the in" rel="nofollow">information you learned about this software be of benefit in" rel="nofollow">in your future analysis of research data? Copy and paste your graph(s) in" rel="nofollow">in a Word document and attach to your discussion response. Please note there are several in" rel="nofollow">information to review, I have in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">info samples and how use videos in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing a sample paper, please review carefully. Please the Min" rel="nofollow">intab soft-wear program must be use to do the assignment in" rel="nofollow">in addition the written section. As remin" rel="nofollow">inder please all notes and in" rel="nofollow">instructions for min" rel="nofollow">initab-express. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing websites will direct you to min" rel="nofollow">initab-express software, you must download  the free-trial. https://www.min" rel="nofollow">initab.com/en-us/products/min" rel="nofollow">initab/ 2nd site: https://www.min" rel="nofollow">initab.com/en-us/products/min" rel="nofollow">intab/features/ SAMPLE PAPER Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Data Analysis Usin" rel="nofollow">ing Min" rel="nofollow">initab Application Discussion Question Part One In the process of analyzin" rel="nofollow">ing a research data, Min" rel="nofollow">initab descriptive results could be utilized in" rel="nofollow">in the process of determin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing a variable’s various measures of the central tendency for a particular piece of in" rel="nofollow">information bein" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">investigated. Notably, it is easy to in" rel="nofollow">interact and analyze descriptive statistic usin" rel="nofollow">ing Min" rel="nofollow">initab because the statistical software is tailored for easy use and in" rel="nofollow">interpretation of the result. Unlike other statistical software’s that requires an in" rel="nofollow">individual to enter some command to run the statistics, Min" rel="nofollow">initab has in" rel="nofollow">inbuilt commands that make the software not only a user-friendly application but also very easy to in" rel="nofollow">interact with in" rel="nofollow">in the course of generatin" rel="nofollow">ing statistical analyses. For example, in" rel="nofollow">in our sample data for determin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing various anxieties developed in" rel="nofollow">in a math test, the descriptive statistics for the variable Age postulates that the average age of the respondents in" rel="nofollow">in the study was 36 years. Besides, the most frequent age for the participants from the descriptive statistic was 29 and 34 years, while the median age was 33 years.  In addition, the oldest participant posit 59 years while the youngest respondent 23 years depicted as the maximum and the min" rel="nofollow">inimum in" rel="nofollow">in the descriptive statistic results. Lastly, the skewness of the variable age reveals a positive 0.78 implyin" rel="nofollow">ing that the mean of data is larger than the median, which is true from the descriptive statistic results. Discussion Question Part Two. Noteworthy, statistical analysis is one of the core tools in" rel="nofollow">in the process of executin" rel="nofollow">ing daily tasks because the analysis assists in" rel="nofollow">in makin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">informed decisions. As a result, it is my in" rel="nofollow">intention to learn more about Min" rel="nofollow">initab statistical software to enhance my capacity to run statistical analysis, which would play a pivotal role in" rel="nofollow">in makin" rel="nofollow">ing sound and statistically supported decisions in" rel="nofollow">in daily life especially at the workplace. One of my strategy in" rel="nofollow">in learnin" rel="nofollow">ing more about Min" rel="nofollow">initab would be the utilization of available mock data on the in" rel="nofollow">internet as well as the course materials, to model and learn more about various statistical functions available in" rel="nofollow">in the software. Notably, learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Min" rel="nofollow">initab functions will enhance my ability to analyze research data in" rel="nofollow">in future at ease, as well as in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">interpretation of statistical results generated. For in" rel="nofollow">instance, in" rel="nofollow">in carryin" rel="nofollow">ing out tests such as regression analysis, Chi-square test, ANOVA as well as descriptive statistics in" rel="nofollow">in the desire to make a hypothetical conclusion from a research in" rel="nofollow">information. Therefore, it is imperative to be acquain" rel="nofollow">inted with various statistical analysis function available in" rel="nofollow">in Min" rel="nofollow">initab for future utilization in" rel="nofollow">in workplaces. Followin" rel="nofollow">ing are various simple histogram generated by Min" rel="nofollow">initab graphin" rel="nofollow">ing tools describin" rel="nofollow">ing various frequencies depicted by the variables.