Statistical Applications: Task 2

Statistical Applications: Task 2

Welcome to week two.  This week, we will be learning to use jamovi.  Please open jamovi and view the video entitled “Navigating jamovi”.

1. Describe where your data is located in jamovi and where your output is located.

2. From the “Analyze” menu, go to the “Modules” menu (the plus on the upper right). Download the following into jamovi:
   1. R data sets and
   2. Learning statistics with jamovi (these are data sets related to our textbook.

3. Now, go to the data file entitled iris and open it. Use the screen capture tool to copy the screen (while the iris data is visible).  Paste that scrrenfile document here:

4. Ensure the variable types are set to “continuous” for Sepal Length, Sepal Width, Petal Length, and Petal Width. Also ensure that Species is listed as “nominal”.  After you do this, explain why those were chosen for each variable:

5. Create a new jamovi file for the following data:

Name of cat       Favorite food    Favorite toy       Sex        Hours of             Hours of                         Weight

Sleep Daily              Hunting Daily                  (lbs)

Sammy               Meow Mix         Ball                      M           6                                         3                           8

Whiskers            Tender Vittles   Mouse                F            6.5                                     4                           7.8

Tiger                    Blue Buffalo       Mouse                M           8                                         4                           8.6

Smokey               Tender Vittles   Ball                      F            6                                         5                           9.1

Sassy                   Blue Buffalo       Bird                     M           5.8                                     4                           9.6

Neko                   Tender Vittles   Ball                      M           7                                         3                           13

Boots                  Meow Mix         Ball                      F            6                                         5                           7.9

Tom                     Blue Buffalo       Mouse                M           5.8                                     4                           8.1

Simba                  Meow Mix         Bird                     F            5                                         5                           7.9

Felix                     Tender Vittles   Bird                     M           6                                         4                           8.5

Bill                       Fancy Feast        Ball                      M           5.5                                     6                           8.4

Sylvester             Meow Mix         Mouse                F            6                                         4                           8.7

Pumpkin             Fancy Feast        Bird                     F            7                                         3                           12

Set the variable types to their appropriate descriptors.

Screenshot the file and load it here: