You are provided with two options for your course project below. Select ONE of the options below for your analysis.

Option 1 allows you to analyze job salaries for the state of Georgia.

Option 1 Scenario

Option 1 Data Set

Option 2 allows you to analyze the ages of infectious disease patients at Grady Hospital.

Option 2 Scenario

Option 2 Data Set

Review each scenario and data set carefully and choose which scenario you would like to work with. Begin Phase 1 of your analysis by including the following information:

1. Introduce your scenario and data set.

• Provide a brief overview of the scenario you are given above and the data set that you will be analyzing.
• Classify the variables in your data set.

Which variables are quantitative/qualitative?

Which variables are discrete/continuous?

Describe the level of measurement for each variable included in your data set.

2. Discuss the importance of the Measures of Center and the Measures of Variation.

• What are the measures of center and why are they important?
• What are the measures of variation and why are they important?

3. Calculate the measures of center and measures of variation. Interpret your results in context of the selected topic.

• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Midrange
• Range
• Variance
• Standard Deviation

4. Conclusion

• Recap your ideas by summarizing the information presented.