Population parameters or population characteristics can be estimated by taking representative samples of a population. In other words, conclusions about an entire population can be inferred from a sampling of that population. This sampling of the population can then be examined, and inferences made about the general population it represents. Various measures provide different types of data or measures of data from which conclusions can be derived. Examples of these types of measures are Measures of Central Tendency and Measures of Dispersion.
Address one of the following prompts in a brief but thorough manner.
What are the most common measures of central tendency?
What information is provided by each of these measures and what do they tell us? How could you use measures of central tendency in decision making as a leader and/or manager?
What are the various measures of dispersion?
What are the uses of these measures and what are their limitations?
What does each of these measures tell a researcher? A leader or manager?
Your posting should be approximately 500 words in length.
Submission Details:
Submit your posting to the Discussion Area below by the due date assigned using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.
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Learning to address discussion questions properly is one of the most challenging tasks for online students. Students sometimes approach the forums as if the objective is to ‘‘get a right answer.’’ However, discussion questions may not have a single right answer. In other words, discussion questions are less about getting a ‘‘right answer’’ and more about engaging in a ‘‘right process’’ of research, application, and conversation.
Let’s start with a brief summary of what initial and follow-up responses should accomplish in discussion forums:
• Your initial response to a discussion should take the information you gathered from your
readings in the textbooks, research articles, independent scholarly papers, etc., and then present your thoughts as to how best to address the given issue, using your research as evidence for your views.
• Your reading and follow-up response to a fellow student’s discussion reply should not be a
general acceptance of his or her opinion, but rather something that challenges the student to defend his or her stated response, or something that presents an alternate idea or additional analysis. Again, research should be used as evidence in your follow-up responses.
To dig a little deeper into the mechanics of doing a discussion questions right, consider:
When you read the specific information and questions in a forum, you will note that discussion questions often contain multiple parts or starter questions. Read the instructions, questions, and topics carefully. In many cases, you do not need to answer each specific part or starter question in your initial post. Rather, identify one or two aspects of the discussion topic and post a substantive reply in 500 (1 page) to 1000 (2 pages) words that starts a meaningful conversation. A good target for initial posts is 750 words at the graduate level. However, length is not necessarily an indicator of quality. Posts must be both substantive and clear regardless of length. Make sure to provide one or two clear points or conclusions in your initial post so that others can respond. Consider dialogue forums as analogous to a scholarly conversation that might occur in a face-to-face classroom. Support your answers with examples and research. Cite your research using the correct APA format.
Substantive dialogues are not repetitive. Thus, if someone else has posted a response regarding a particular aspect of the topic in his or her initial post, you need to identify some other element of the question for your initial post. In other words, address a different starter question or provide a different view or new ideas. The key point is that you do not just repeat what others have already said.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the unit as possible. By the end of the unit, respond to the specified number of classmates and your instructor (see rubric). Also keep in mind the need to participate in the course on several days per unit (see the rubric). Participating on the minimum number of days does not ensure full participation points. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Follow-up posts should also be substantive and include support from examples and correctly cited research when possible. Follow-up posts usually should not exceed 300 words. Often, they will be approximately 100 to 200 words in length. Remember though, substance is more important than word count. Simply agreeing or disagreeing is not considered substantive. One or two sentences are not usually considered substantive. The dialogues should be
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useful conversations that analyze topics both broadly and deeply, providing evidence (research) that supports your response.
Done ‘‘right,’’ discussion forums can provide one of the most important learning experiences in your educational journey.
Let’s start with a brief summary of what initial and follow-up responses should accomplish in discussion forums:
To dig a little deeper into the mechanics of doing a discussion questions right, consider:
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