The variable dtotepp1 measures the Total District Expenditures per Pupil in dollars for 2010 fiscal year. Do the following:

a. Transform this variable into a new variable (dtoteppK) to measure expenditures in thousands of dollars ($1000) instead of dollars. That is, a one-unit change in the new variable should represent a $1000 change in the original variable.

Note: the new variable should not just be a change in the display of the variable in Excel but a conversion of the values from 1000 to 1.

b. I have to produce a table with descriptive statistics for this new variable (dtoteppK), including the mean, median, variance, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis.

c. I have to produce a histogram of the distribution of this new variable

d. What is the best measure of central tendency for this variable? Why? 3. I have to make a new variable dichotomous variable (called dtotepp2) that is coded one if the value is above the mean and 0 if it is below the mean

a. I have to create a frequency table with the frequencies for each category 4. Using the variable dtoteppK, create a new ordinal-level variable (named dtotepp4) that has 4 categories, where 1 = Low, 2 = Mid-Low, 3 = Mid-High and 4 = High. Address the following: a. Use the following as the cutoffs for the categories of this new ordinal variable: i. 0.00-8.00 = 1 ii. 8.01-9.50 = 2 iii. 9.51-11.00 = 3 iv. >11.00 = 4

b. Make a table with descriptive statistics for this variable

c. Make a histogram for this variable. What is the best measure of central tendency for this variable? Why?

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