word statistical laboratory

Topic 8 Assignment 1 Details: Write a 750-1000 word statistical laboratory report usin" rel="nofollow">ing the guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines in" rel="nofollow">in the assigned article, "How to Write a Statistical Report." This statistical report is not meant to be an APA report or a multiple-page scholarly treatise. The goal is that you become familiar with the formal report format that you will use whenever you are reportin" rel="nofollow">ing statistical analysis. The report format in" rel="nofollow">includes the followin" rel="nofollow">ing sections: Abstract, Purpose, Methods, and Results. Assume that you are asked to perform an exploratory data analysis in" rel="nofollow">in which the emphasis is to compare the difference between the body mass in" rel="nofollow">index (BMI) values of men and women. Use Excel and/or SPSS to create reports and run analyses on the data for the Data Set 1 in" rel="nofollow">in Appendix B of your textbook. Assume you are a biostatistics analyst and you received a request from the director of the nutrition program to perform the analysis. The director is developin" rel="nofollow">ing an obesity program for the state and has obtain" rel="nofollow">ined the data set from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Because it has been some time sin" rel="nofollow">ince the director has had a statistics course, any poin" rel="nofollow">ints that would make your analysis easier to understand would be appreciated. Generate appropriate histograms or box plots. Fin" rel="nofollow">ind appropriate statistics that will help to understand the data set. Are there any notable features? Are there any outliers? Describe the key elements of center, variation, distribution, and outliers. A min" rel="nofollow">inimum of three scholarly references are required. While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writin" rel="nofollow">ing is expected, and in" rel="nofollow">in-text citations and references should be presented usin" rel="nofollow">ing APA documentation guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines, which can be found in" rel="nofollow">in the APA Style Guide, located in" rel="nofollow">in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a gradin" rel="nofollow">ing rubric. Instructors will be usin" rel="nofollow">ing the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in. Refer to the directions in" rel="nofollow">in the Student Success Center.