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    The document provides planning sheets for analyzing data from an experiment with manipulated and responding variables. [1] Table 1 lists the responding variables measured and indicates the appropriate measures of central tendency and variation to use for each type of variable. [2] The data showed the mean plant height was highest under the strongest magnet level compared to the control, though variation overlapped between groups. [3] Two outliers of wilted plants were excluded for having clearly different responses. [4] The data supports the hypothesis that stronger magnets increase plant height.

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    The document provides planning sheets for analyzing data from an experiment with manipulated and responding variables. [1] Table 1 lists the responding variables measured and indicates the appropriate measures of central tendency and variation to use for each type of variable. [2] The data showed the mean plant height was highest under the strongest magnet level compared to the control, though variation overlapped between groups. [3] Two outliers of wilted plants were excluded for having clearly different responses. [4] The data supports the hypothesis that stronger magnets increase plant height.

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    The document provides planning sheets for analyzing data from an experiment with manipulated and responding variables. [1] Table 1 lists the responding variables measured and indicates the appropriate measures of central tendency and variation to use for each type of variable. [2] The data showed the mean plant height was highest under the strongest magnet level compared to the control, though variation overlapped between groups. [3] Two outliers of wilted plants were excluded for having clearly different responses. [4] The data supports the hypothesis that stronger magnets increase plant height.

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    Data Analysis Pre Writing Organizer

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    The document provides planning sheets for analyzing data from an experiment with manipulated and responding variables. [1] Table 1 lists the responding variables measured and indicates the appropriate measures of central tendency and variation to use for each type of variable. [2] The data showed the mean plant height was highest under the strongest magnet level compared to the control, though variation overlapped between groups. [3] Two outliers of wilted plants were excluded for having clearly different responses. [4] The data supports the hypothesis that stronger magnets increase plant height.

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    Name

    Planning Sheet: Data Analysis/Results

    Consider Outliers
    List any values you consider to be outliers and why they will be omitted from the central
    tendency:

    Manipulated Variable:
    List your MV:

    List the levels, or values, of your MV:

    Which level of your MV was the control?

    Was it a no treatment control, or an experimenter selected control?

    Responding Variable(s):

    What did you measure during your experiment?

    How many responding variables did you have?

    List the responding variables and which measure of central tendency and variation you
    should use when analyzing your data. Use the chart and example below to help you.
    Responding Variables Central Tendency Variation

    Type of Data Central Tendency Variation


    Quantitative Mean Range
    Standard Deviation
    Qualitative (ordinal) Median Frequency Distribution
    Qualitative (nominal) Mode Frequency Distribution

    Example:
    Height of plant (cm) mean range and standard deviation
    Color of leaves mode frequency distribution

    1
    Think back to the beginning of the school year and our experiment with magnet
    strength:

    Write the formula to calculate uncertainty:


    Write the formula to find the “true value”:

    Now, calculate the best value and uncertainty for your data. Sketch your “true
    values” below on a number line.

    If your collected data is qualitative (ex: survey data, leaf color, or sweatiness) create
    a frequency distribution.

    2
    Step Draft of Response

    1. Write a topic sentence stating the


    manipulated and responding
    variables and a reference to tables
    and graphs (give each table and
    graph a number, for example
    “Figure 1”, “Table 1”, or “Graph 1”

    2. Write sentences describing and


    comparing the measures of central
    tendency for all levels, or values, of
    your manipulated variable. Identify
    the control, and compare the data
    from the control to the other levels,
    or values, of your MV.

    3. Write sentences describing and


    comparing the indicated variation
    of the data within the groups.
    Clearly discuss any overlap when
    factoring variation into the “true
    value” and how that affects your
    results.

    3
    4. Share observations or other details
    about your data. What did you
    notice? What outliers were
    excluded and why?

    You can also include pictures in your


    document, and call them “Figure A, Picture
    1, etc.” You can describe general
    observations, like plants wilting, and refer
    your reader to look at the picture.

    5. Write sentences stating how the


    data supports or refutes the
    hypothesis. Use numbers from your
    data to support your answer.

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