Arizona State University - SWU 321

1)Identify the mode in the following distribution.

1. 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 18

2) The boxplot illustrates all of the following information EXCEPT

3. When a distribution is skewed, which measure of central tendency is most accurate?

4. The square root of the variance equals the...

5. An outlier is a typical attribute of a distribution.

6. Identify the mean deviation scores for the following values. The arithmetic mean is 89.

[82, 85, 89, 93, 93, 92]

7. A case manager at Chicanos por la Causa runs a program for immigrant families. The program is available in the morning and in the evening. She noticed that there were many differences between the groups (e.g., attendance levels, engagement levels). She computed their scores on the assessment tool. The mean of the morning class was

40.50 (SD=8.5) and the mean of the evening class was 44.56 (SD=4.2). Which class has more variability in their scores?

8. You are conducting a study on the impact of discrimination on parenting among a sample of Latino and African American parents. You decide that you need to collect demographic information. Describe two demographic variables that you would like to collect, name the attributes of each variable, and describe the appropriate measure of central tendency for each. Your response can be formatted such as the following: VARIABLE 1, ATTRIBUTES FOR VARIABLE 1, MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY; VARIABLE 2, ATTRIBUTES FOR VARIABLE 2, MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY