Assignment: Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
In this week’s Discussion, you determined the benefits of visually displaying your data. You also learned
that different types of data require different visual displays to adequately “tell the story” of the
phenomena. Although the Discussion was difficult, what is even more difficult and challenging will be
deciding on how best to display the data for presentation purposes. As you move further along in your
dissertation or doctoral study, you will find that displaying data will be critical component in presenting a
robust and clear capstone project.
This Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Assignment is composed of three different parts. You will
complete each part in Weeks 2, 3, and 4. You will submit the entire Assignment in Week 4. For this week,
you will explore how to visually display data for optimal use.
Part 1: Displaying the Data
To prepare for this Part 1 of the Assignment: Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider visual displays of data as well as displaying
data in presentations. Using the SPSS software, open the Afrobarometer dataset or the High School Longitudinal Study
dataset (whichever you choose) found in this week’s Learning Resources. From the dataset you chose, choose one categorical and one metric variable and perform the
appropriate visual display for each variable. Once you visually display each variable, review Chapter 11 of the Wagner text to understand
how to copy and paste your output into your Word document. For this Part 1 Assignment:
Write a 2- to 3-page analysis of your results and include a copy and paste of the appropriate visual
display of the data into your document.
Use appropriate APA format. Refer to the APA manual for appropriate citation.
No Assignment submission for this week.
By Day 7 of Week 4
Submit your Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Assignment.
Assignment: Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
In Part 2 of this Assignment, you will differentiate between the proper use of summary statistics for
categorical and metric level data. In this exercise, you will explore what output is provided for each of
these variables and provide some meaning from these statistics for your reader. The ability to place the
statistics into a context that your reader understands and can make sense of is a highly desirable skill.
For this Part 2 of your Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Assignment, you will examine the same two
variables you used from Part 1 of your Assignment and perform the appropriate descriptive analysis of
the data given. Part 2: Descriptive Analysis
To prepare for this Part 2 of your Assignment: Review this week’s Learning Resources and the Central Tendency and Variability media program. Using the SPSS software, open the Afrobarometer dataset or the High School Longitudinal Study
dataset from your Part 1 of your Assignment in Week 2. Choose the same two variables you chose from your Part 1 Assignment and perform the
appropriate descriptive analysis of the data. Once you perform your descriptive analysis, review Chapter 11 of the Wagner text to understand
how to copy and paste your output into your Word document. For this Part 2 Assignment: