Assignment

Purpose of Assignment

This assignment provides students with practice in understanding how to develop a hypothesis and interpret its findings. Students will learn to implement the use of these statistical measures for better business decision-making.

Assignment Steps

Use the same business problem/opportunity and research variable you wrote.

Note: Do not actually collect any data; think hypothetically.

Develop a 1,050-word report in which you:

• Identify which types of descriptive statistics might be best for summarizing the data, if you were to collect a sample.
• Analyze which types of inferential statistics might be best for analyzing the data, if you were to collect a sample.
• Analyze the role probability or trend analysis might play in helping address the business problem.
• Analyze the role linear regression for trend analysis might play in helping address the business problem.
• Analyze the role a time series might play in helping address the business problem.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.