This week involved some practice calculating and describing data from a statistical standpoint. The Group worksheet illustrated the importance of looking at sets of data from multiple perspectives in order to obtain the whole story. While two sets of data may have the same Mean, a look at other statistical viewpoints such as Mode, Standard Deviation and Range could provide more details to make a better informed comparison.
My group worked on developing a survey and decided to take a lighter approach in terms of subject-matter. We hope that by selecting a topic that a larger audience can relate to will increase participation, make it less of a task and more fun for thosse who do take the time to fill it out. We decided to use Google Forms to create the survey because it is easy to share and work collaboratively.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
CEdO540 Week 2
This week we learned some new statistics terms, checked out http://www.capterra.com/ to help identify survey software solutions, and compared several survey tools.
I like the Capterra website--I think it is a great tool to assist in the search for the right software solutions for an organization. There are tons of features by which you can filter to narrow down exactly what it is you are looking for and how much you are willing and able to spend. I can see going back to this site for future software solution needs.
As far as the statistics go, I am continuing to feel a little foggy. I understand the basic concepts of mean, median and mode, but get confused as I look at standard deviation, variances, etc. I hope we get a little more information and practice with these terms in ways I can relate to in order to gain more of an understanding of what they are all about and how I can apply it in my work. I really want to get this, and during class I think I'm almost there, but by the time I get back to it I am once again confused! :-/
I like the Capterra website--I think it is a great tool to assist in the search for the right software solutions for an organization. There are tons of features by which you can filter to narrow down exactly what it is you are looking for and how much you are willing and able to spend. I can see going back to this site for future software solution needs.
As far as the statistics go, I am continuing to feel a little foggy. I understand the basic concepts of mean, median and mode, but get confused as I look at standard deviation, variances, etc. I hope we get a little more information and practice with these terms in ways I can relate to in order to gain more of an understanding of what they are all about and how I can apply it in my work. I really want to get this, and during class I think I'm almost there, but by the time I get back to it I am once again confused! :-/
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