Week 2 discussion
Displaying Data
Visual displays of data provide you and anyone else with a
graphical display of what is often a complex array of quantitative data. A key
strength of visualization is the ability to quickly enlighten you with key
data. Rather than solely relying on your audience to interpret numerical values
and statistics explained in a narrative, a visual display can easily illustrate
descriptions, relationships, and trends. Although the focus is on simplicity,
the researcher has an obligation to present these graphical displays in a clear
and meaningful way.
For this Discussion, you will explore ways to appropriately
display data.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the Learning Resources for this week related to
frequency distributions and graphic displays of data.
Using the SPSS software, open the General Social Survey
dataset found in this week’s Learning Resources.
Next, create a figure or table from a few selected variables
within the dataset.
Finally, think about what is good about how the data are
displayed in the figure or table you created and what is not so good.
By Day 3
Post your display of the table or figure you created and
provide an explanation of why this would be the best way to display the data
provided.
Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with
reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA
Style.
By Day 5
Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ post and
determine whether you are able to understand the “whole picture” of the data or
understand the data in its entirety. What might you add to their display and
why? What might you change to their display and why?
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