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One hundred teachers attended a seminar on mathematical problem solving. The attitudes of a representative sample of 12of the teachers were measured before and after the seminar. A positive number for change in attitude indicates that a teacher's attitude toward math became more positive. The 12 change scores are as follows:

3;8;–1;2;0;5;–3;1;–1;6;5;–2

a. What is the mean change score?

b. What is the standard deviation for this population?

c. What is the median change score?

d. Find the change score that is 2.2 standard deviations below the mean.

Short Answer

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(a) Mean change score =1.92.

(b) Standard deviation = 3.51.

(c) Median = 2.5.

(d) Value of change score =-5.8.

Step by step solution

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(a) Mean : 

The total of all observation or data point values divided by the number of observations.

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(a) Explanation : 

Formula to calculate the sample mean of the data set of distinct numbers,

x¯=∑xnx¯=3+8+(-1)+2+0+5+(-3)+1+(-1)+6+5+(-2)12x¯=30-712=2312x¯=1.9167

The mean change score =1.92.

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(b) Standard deviation : 

The standard deviation is a measure that indicates how much variation

(such as spread, dispersion, and spread) is there from the mean.

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(b) Explanation : 

Estimated value for standard deviation of given population with only sample data is sample standard deviation.

Formula :

S=∑x-x¯2n-1S=(3-1.92)2+8-1.922+-1-1.922+2-1.922+0-1.922+5-1.922+-3-1.922+1-1.922+-1-1.922+6-1.922+5-1.922+-2-1.92212-1S=1.082+6.082+(2.92-+0.82+(1.92-+3.082+(4.92-+(0.92-+(2.92-+4.082+3.082+(3.92-11S=1.1664+36.9664+8.5264+0.64+3.6864+9.4864+24.2064+0.8464+8.5264+16.6464+9.4864+15.366411=135.550411=12.3328S=3.5118

Hence, standard deviation =3.51

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(c) Median : 

The middle value in a set of statistics or data is known as the median.

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(c) Explanation : 

No of observation = n,

Median = M,

Data arranged in ascending order.

-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,5,5,6,8

Then,

M=12+12thobservation,

M=7.5thobservation,

M = 7thobservation + 0.5(8th-7th)observation,

M = 2+(3-2)×0.5=2+0.5

M = 2.5

Hence median =2.5.

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(d) Equation : 

A declaration that two mathematical expressions have the same values.

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(d) Explanation :

Equation to calculate the value of the change score which is 2.2standard deviation down the mean.

value = mean + (#ofSTDVs) (STDV)

value =x¯+ (#ofSTDVs)×S

Required value be x0,

x0=1.92+-2.2×3.51x0=1.92-7.722x0=-5.802

Hence, the value of change score is -5.8.

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