APUS Which Statistic Is Best Measure of Center for Temperature Information Excel Task

Description

you will be collecting data about the temperature patterns in your city. You will be calculating mean, media, mode and range. You will also be using this data to create a graph and discuss what you learned from the visual representation of data. You will complete this work in a Microsoft Excel file. If you need assistance with Excel, explore the Microsoft Excel site.

Click here to download your assignment. This document has the questions and places for you to provide your answers.

Complete the assignment steps outlined below tracking your answers in the assignment document.

Make sure you submit your work in an edited MS Excel document.

Assignment Steps

Click here for the U.S. Climate Data Web site. This Web site provides climate data for every city in the United States. Select your hometown or your dream city in the United States. You will then locate the average high temperature information for the city you have chosen for each month of the year.

Steps 1-3: In your spreadsheet, identify the city and provide data for the monthly average high temperatures for all 12 months. Calculate by hand or using Excel formulas and then list the following items:
The mean for your data

The median for your data

The mode for your data

The range for your data

Step 4: Further, to visually represent the monthly temperature data for your chosen city, create 1 of the following 2 graphs in your spreadsheet:

Line graph Or Bar graph

Step 5: Use the textbox in your spreadsheet to answer the following questions regarding your data:

Which statistic (mean, median, or mode) do you think is the best measure of center for the temperature information for the city you chose? Why?

Step 6: Use the textbox in your spreadsheet to answer the following questions regarding your data:
Are there any unusual data values (like outliers)?
If so, explain how they impact the mean, median, mode, and range you found in Step 3?
Discuss the shape of your graph (normal distribution, skewness, etc.).

Reference

U.S. Climate Data. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.usclimatedata.com/

Microsoft. (2020). Excel for Windows training. Retrieved from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/excel-f…

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Temperature
Unit 8 Individual Project
Complete all the information in the BLUE cells. Make sure you show
Name:
Date:
Step 1:
Identify the city you chose. The city must be listed on:
https://www.usclimatedata.com/
3 points
Name of City
Step 2:
List the average high temperatures for each month for your
chosen city below.
6 points
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Step 3:
Calculate the values below.
16 points
Show your work below:
Mean for your data
Median for your data
Mode for your data
Range for your data
Step 4:
Create an Excel graph of the data (a bar graph or line graph)
15 points
using the instructions provided and insert in the blue box below.
* Select all data from Step 2.
* Click on the Insert tab at the top of the page to choose your graph
from the Recommended Charts section.
Use this link for help with creating your graph: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/excel-for
a5b3-d7c22f6990bb
Insert the graph you created of your temperature data h
Step 5:
Which statistic (mean, median, or mode) do you think is the best
measure of center for the temperature information of the city
you chose? Why?
15 points
Enter your response to the questions in Step 5 in this bo
Step 6:
1. Are there any unusual data values (like outliers)? If so,
explain how they impact the mean, median, mode and range
15 points
found in Step 3.
2. Discuss the shape of your graph (Normal Distribution,
Skewness, etc.)
Enter your response to the questions in Step 6 in this bo
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Project
ake sure you show all your work.
your work below:
en-us/office/excel-for-windows-training-9bc05390-e94c-46afb
emperature data here:
in Step 5 in this box:
in Step 6 in this box:

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