{"id":98050,"date":"2022-06-21T00:12:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T00:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/?p=98050"},"modified":"2022-06-21T00:12:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T00:12:49","slug":"mat232discussionsweek-1-discussion-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersspot.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/21\/mat232discussionsweek-1-discussion-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"MAT232DiscussionsWeek 1 &#8211; Discussion Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"discussion-section discussion-assignment-section alert alert-info\">\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6\">\n<p class=\"discussion-title\">This is a graded discussion:\u00a0<span class=\"discussion-points\">3 points possible<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6 right-align\">\n<div class=\"discussion-pubdate\"><b data-tooltip=\"\" data-html-tooltip-title=\"Jun 16 at 11:59pm\">due Jun 16<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"discussion-section clearfix\">\n<div class=\"discussion-header-content right-of-avatar\">\n<div class=\"pull-left\">\n<h1 class=\"discussion-title\">Week 1 &#8211; Discussion Forum<\/h1>\n<div class=\"discussion-subtitle\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"section_tooltip_root\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"discussion-header-right pull-right\">\n<div class=\"new-and-total-badge\"><span class=\"new-items\" title=\"74 unread replies.\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-tooltip=\"\" data-bind=\"{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;unreadText&quot;, &quot;text&quot;:&quot;unreadCount&quot;}\">74<\/span><span class=\"screenreader-only\" data-bind=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;unreadText&quot;}\">74 unread replies.<\/span><span class=\"total-items\" title=\"97 replies.\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-tooltip=\"\">97<\/span><span class=\"screenreader-only\">97 replies.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"discussion-section message_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"message user_content enhanced\" data-bind=\"message\">\n<p>Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.<\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"tablehead\"><strong>Sampling Applications [WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4] [CLO: 1]<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, view the Sampling video by clicking the image below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fOyUs_bGBk fbyHH_bGBk fbyHH_vIby\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com\/assets\/MsQQxcXFvHB_VZh1oA5V861T4AL2Cenj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ashford.instructure.com\/courses\/103367\/files\/18025478\/preview\" alt=\"click this image to view the Sampling video.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ashford.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/76253\/files\/14378253\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This video discusses sampling in the context of how estimates of population parameters are obtained. It refers to the\u00a0<em><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com\/assets\/c3dff2uqYF16bKHTZsX1w4GTAiabmr1B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Is an Average?<span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0(Links to an external site.)<\/span><\/a><\/em>\u00a0video, where they obtained an \u201caverage of 1.89 feet per person\u201d using a sample of a group of playground-bound kids plus a one-legged man who was asked to show up. They concluded that the sample was a bad one and that random sampling would be a better way of obtaining a representative sample to be confident that the sample statistic is a good estimate of the population parameter.<\/p>\n<p>Respond to one of the following options in your initial post,\u00a0citing at least one specific credible source in support. Question on credible sources? See the resource\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/content.bridgepointeducation.com\/curriculum\/file\/e5359309-7d3c-4a21-a410-44d59303ccef\/1\/Scholarly%20Peer-Reviewed%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sources.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Source<\/em><span class=\"screenreader-only\">\u00a0(Links to an external site.)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify three ways professionals use statistics in their fields.<\/li>\n<li>Go deeper with one, and provide a specific example of how a manger in your field might organize a study and leverage the results to positively influence customer or public perception.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to cite your sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Option 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Magazines often report surveys giving statistics such as, \u201c63% of women expect the man to pay on the first date.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine whether these are random samples.<\/li>\n<li>Briefly discuss in the context of a specific example.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to cite your sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Option 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discuss whether all good samples are random.<\/li>\n<li>Briefly elaborate in the context of a specific example related to your field.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to cite your sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guided Response:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Due by Day 7.<\/em>\u00a0Post at least two substantive replies to different classmates that show your statistics knowledge. You are expected to participate by actively engaging in weekly discussion forums. Respond to two classmates (at least one who selected a different option than you) by providing additional examples or adding other support for their argument.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Completing work in MyStatLab does not count as attendance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a graded discussion:\u00a03 points possible due Jun 16 Week 1 &#8211; Discussion Forum 7474 unread replies.9797 replies. Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. 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