Statistics Question

Thefollowingreading/viewingwillprovide you with the input you need to start

Required Reading:

Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose

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 (pages 86 –96, 109 -110) by Markel & Selber, from Technical Communication 12th ed. This reading addresses how to write for a specific audience with a specific purpose.

Required Source:

Probability and Statistics in Engineering and Computer Science.

Download Probability and Statistics in Engineering and Computer Science.

Read this short article as a starting point for understanding the importance of probability and statistics in your field.

Required Source: Tables. Download Tables.Review this short page to understand how to use and create tables.

The following are readings and resources were assembled to help you complete the assignment.  You are not required to use them, however, they are recommended to help you save time.

A

Probability and Statistics Resources

page includes sources for each department in which you are studying that provides some brief background on the uses of probability and statistics in your fields. A second part of the document provides sources for a variety of different identified uses and several overview documents and encyclopedias.

An

Engineers and Computer Scientists Using Probability & Statistics

page is available with news articles and videos that discuss applications that use probability and statistics.

A List of

professional magazines

are hyperlinked that can be searched for additional application specific articles.

The following concise and easy to review and use resources will help you complete the in-text citations and references in your documents correctly.

APA (7th Edition) (Links to an external site.)

this page will provide you the tools you need to develop your APA reference list, review the following:

Video: APA 7th Edition – What is a Citation (Links to an external site.)

(2:52)

Video: APA 7th Edition – In-Text Citations  (Links to an external site.)(3:46) (Do not look at the video on reference lists, as it is incorrect)

Common Reference Examples Guide (Links to an external site.)

– a cheat sheet that provides examples of many source formats.

Reference Guide (Links to an external site.)

– this handout provides the format structure for three common source types.

APA References & In-text citation formats

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If you are uncomfortable with your writing skills, resources to assist you with your writing can be found on

professional and general writing

resources. You may also work with the

USF Writing Studio. (Links to an external site.)

Assignment Elements

For this assignment, you will complete elements below using the

assignment template

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. The work will be discussed in the next workshop after which you will incorporate them into your final assignment. Before starting this work read the assignment description and elements, think about how to professionally persuade your assigned audience of the designated purpose of the document.

Element 1: The Use of Statistics In [Your Field] * – You may work with your assigned group and others in your major on this part of the assignment.

Review the Probability and Statistics in Engineering and Computer Science Download Probability and Statistics in Engineering and Computer Sciencearticle and resources to develop an understanding of the ways in which your field/major*** uses probability and statistics in the work done. Select 3 applications or tasks that are relevant to your field to research in more detail. To write this well you will need at least one source that helps you identify tasks that are accomplished using probability and statistics in your field, sources to help you describe the tasks, and sources to help you describe how probability and/or statistics are used to enable accomplishing the task. These sources should provide you with information that will allow you to develop 3 clearly presented examples of how probability and statistics are used in your field.

You must use** a minimum of  4 cited sources for this section. However, you must also have sources to support what you say, which may require you to use additional sources.

*The Use of brackets indicates that you will replace the brackets and the words inside with ones that are appropriate to you and your work.

**Using a source means that you are synthesizing the ideas from the work of another into the original ideas you are putting forward in your work. You will have at least one in-text citation and reference list item using APA formatting for each source. Adding sources to the reference list without an in-text citation will result in no credit for that source.

***This section of the assignment has one required source. A minimum of three sources are required for this section which may come from the resources list or other CREDIBLE sources. Wikipedia may not be used as a source BUT its reference lists may be checked for credible sources.

****USF College of Engineering Majors are departments or major topic areas in departments, they include: Biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, transportation engineering, computer science, computer engineering, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering

Work to Submit. Complete all of the required information for each source you will use.

Element 2: Probability and Statistics Literacy will Enhance Your Employability.

For this section you will

review the data attached, determine the statistical parameters that are important for your argument in the data and present the data in a table.

Work to Submit:For this part of the assignment, you will complete the following for both required sources:

Answers to data questions (intended to help you think about what you will include on the table and how you will organize it.)

Two ways in which you will analyze the data to support the argument you will make.

A draft of the table

Data

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– read and summarize the data from all tabs of the excel file provided for your table and use in your argument. You must download the data file, it is not readable online.

Element 3: Reference List (You may work with your assigned groups to complete the reference list.)

Work to Submit: Using the reference list items from above and any extra sources you plan to use, create an APA formatted reference list. You will have a minimum of 4 sources. It is important that your reference listings have the correct information, in the correct order, and that the items and list are formatted correctly.  For the reference section, make sure the listings are alphabetized so they can be easily found. Use the APA formatting resources in your reading to help you with this.  BEWARE: citation generators are often wrong; you can start with them BUT must revise any that are incorrect.

Element 4: Appealing to your Audience

For this section you will

Think about and describe a significant, shared aspirational goal or goals of young professionals entering the field.  In the example you will see for architecture students this is to design iconic buildings.

Develop a

thesis statement

Name: Herta Ayrton
Element 1: Use of Statistics in architecture
Source 1:
In-text citation
(Carbonnier, 2020)
Reference Listing for this source
Carbonnier, E. (2020, April 5) Zero net energy design strategies: Creating a new normal. HCM
Architects. https://hmcarchitects.com/news/zero-net-energy-design-strategies-creating-anew-normal-2020-04-03/
This source provides the following information I will need for the assignment
Describes a range of applications of probability and statistics for my field
Defines the specific application
Defines how probability and/or statistics are used to accomplish this application
Describe how you will use the ideas from the article to support your argument.
This article defines zero net energy buildings and design strategies. It explains how
statistics are collected from IoT data sources and used in GIS to inform building form and
location decisions to maximize energy performance by evaluating sun, wind, and light. I will be
using Zero Net Energy buildings as an example of the use of statistics in the design phase of an
architectural design process.
Source 2:
In-text citation
(Gobes-Ryan, 2022)
Reference Listing for this source
Gobes-Ryan, S. (2022). The importance of probability and statistics in engineering and computer
science. https://usflearn.instructure.com/courses/1664254/pages/the-importance-ofprobability-and-statistics-in-engineering-and-computer-science
This source provides the following information I will need for the assignment
Describes a range of applications of probability and statistics for my field
Defines the specific application
Defines how probability and/or statistics are used to accomplish this application
Describe how you will use the ideas from the article to support your argument.
This article provides insight into how probability and statistics are used across many of the
disciplines in our college.
Source 3:
In-text citation
(Goy, Maréchal, & Finn, 2020)
Reference Listing for this source
Goy, S., Maréchal, F. & Finn, D. (2020). Data for urban scale building energy modeling:
Assessing impacts and overcoming availability challenges. Energies (Basel), 13(16)
4244. doi: 10.3390/en13164244
This source provides the following information I will need for the assignment
Describes a range of applications of probability and statistics for my field
Defines the specific application
Defines how probability and/or statistics are used to accomplish this application
Describe how you will use the ideas from the article to support your argument.
This article addresses the use of data in building energy modeling and where there are gaps
in the data. This is the most essential source I have for understanding how data is used in
building energy modeling.
Element 2: Probability and Statistics Literacy will Enhance Your
Employability examples are not provided for this section; the questions are
straightforward
What statistical parameters are you able to determine in the data provided?
Given the type of data you are provided, and the question being asked is the mean or median the
most appropriate measure of location to use? Why?
Is a measure of spread important to the question being ask? Why or why not?
Is the data provided
Discrete
OR
Numerical OR
Continuous
Categorical
Of the data provided, which important skill(s) will you hone within the math part of your
statistics course? How is this connected to having probability and statistics proficiency?
What two categories of data are provided in the data set?
How can each of these be used to support the case you will make in the IDL 1 Final?
Develop a table that is clear, easy to read and is organized to highlight the most important data to
your argument.
Element 3: Reference list
Hints: Reference lists in APA format are organized alphabetically by the first letter of the
reference item. This is done to make it easy for readers to find as the in-text citation starts with
the same words/names
Reference List
Carbonnier, E. (2020, April 5) Zero net energy design strategies: Creating a new normal. HCM
Architects. https://hmcarchitects.com/news/zero-net-energy-design-strategies-creating-anew-normal-2020-04-03/
Gobes-Ryan, S. (2022). The importance of probability and statistics in engineering and computer
science. https://usflearn.instructure.com/courses/1664254/pages/the-importance-ofprobability-and-statistics-in-engineering-and-computer-science
Goy, S., Maréchal, F. & Finn, D. (2020). Data for urban scale building energy modelling:
Assessing impacts and overcoming availability challenges. Energies (Basel), 13(16)
4244. doi: 10.3390/en13164244
Element 4: Appealing to your audience
Describe the aspirational goal of a professional in your field
create iconic buildings
Develop a preliminary thesis statement for your document? (What is it about and
why does that matter?)
Probability and statistics proficiencies are essential skills for those who aim to create the high
performing architecture possible for our generation.
Name:
Element 1: Use of Statistics in
Source 1:
In-text citation
Reference Listing for this source
This source provides the following information I will need for the assignment
Describes a range of applications of probability and statistics for my field
Defines the specific application
Defines how probability and/or statistics are used to accomplish this application
Describe how you will use the ideas from the article to support your argument.
Source 2:
In-text citation
Reference Listing for this source
This source provides the following information I will need for the assignment
Describes a range of applications of probability and statistics for my field
Defines the specific application
Defines how probability and/or statistics are used to accomplish this application
Describe how you will use the ideas from the article to support your argument.
Source 3:
In-text citation
Reference Listing for this source
This source provides the following information I will need for the assignment
Describes a range of applications of probability and statistics for my field
Defines the specific application
Defines how probability and/or statistics are used to accomplish this application
Describe how you will use the ideas from the article to support your argument.
Element 2: Probability and Statistics Literacy will Enhance Your
Employability
What statistical parameters are you able to determine in the data provided?
Given the type of data you are provided, and the question being asked is the mean or median the
most appropriate measure of location to use? Why?
Is a measure of spread important to the question being ask? Why or why not?
Is the data provided
Discrete
OR
Numerical OR
Continuous
Categorical
Of the data provided, which important skill(s) will you hone within the math part of your
statistics course? How is this connected to having probability and statistics proficiency?
What two categories of data are provided in the data set?
How can each of these be used to support the case you will make in the IDL 1 Final?
Develop a table that is clear, easy to read and is organized to highlight the most important data to
your argument.
Element 3: Reference list
Hints: Reference lists in APA format are organized alphabetically by the first letter of the
reference item. This is done to make it easy for readers to find as the in-text citation starts with
the same words/names
Element 4: Appealing to your audience
Describe the aspirational goal of a professional in your field
Develop a preliminary thesis statement for your document? (What is it about and
why does that matter?)
Data Description
Each number on the three sheets represents a single employer response as to the importance of the five skills foun
Likert Scale
The employer responses where provided on a 5 point likert scale where the numerical answers mean
1 – Not essential
2 – Not very essential
3 – Somewhat essential
4 – Essential
5 – Absolutely essential
This data is the result of a survey asking employeers to rate the importance of various skills employees might have.
The data presents only the top five most important skills; other skills found to be of lower importance were not inc
While this data set is fabricated for this problem, the results remain at the same level of importance releative to one
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