StatCrunch Directions: Mod 4 – Histogram Lab...StatCrunch Directions: Mod 4 – Histogram Lab...
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StatCrunchDirections:Mod4–HistogramLabNote:thesedirectionsassumethatyouhavealreadypurchasedandsetupyourStatCrunchaccount.1) Gotowww.statcrunch.comandlogin.ThenclickonOpenStatCrunch.
2) TouploadtheactorExceldatafileintoStatCrunch:
a) SelectData→Load→Fromfile→onmycomputer
Note:asyouworkthroughthelabyoumaynoticemultipleStatCrunchtabsareopeninyourbrowser.YoumaycloseanyStatCrunchtabthatyouarenotusing.
b) Locatetheactordatafileonyourcomputer(likelyinyourdownloadsfolder).DraganddropthefileintoStatCrunch.
c) ScrolltothebottomofthepageandclicktheLoadFilebutton.
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3) Tocreateahistogramfortheactor’sageswhentheywontheOscar:
a) SelectGraph→Histogram
b) StatCrunchusesvariablesintherightcolumntocreategraphs,soweneedtomovethevariableagetotherightcolumn.Todothis,justclickonthevariableageintheleftcolumn.
c) Tocreatethehistogram,clickontheComputebuttoninthebottomrightcorneroftheHistogramdialoguebox.
Butwait...maybeyoucanimprovethehistogrambyadjustingthebinwidth.Learnhowonthenextpage.
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4) Tochangethebinwidthofyourhistogram:a) SelectGraph→Histogram.b) Ifnecessary,clickonthevariableagetomoveittotherightcolumn.c) EnteranewwidthintheBins:Width:textbox.ThenclickonComputeinthebottomright
corneroftheHistogramdialoguebox.
Startwithabinwidthof10.Thenrepeatandtryabinwidthof5.Repeatwithotherbinwidthsuntilyouachieveanappropriatebinwidth.
5) Whenyouhaveahistogramwithabinwidththatbestrepresentstheshape,center,andspreadoftheagedata,you’llneedtocreateaPDFofyourhistogramandthenuploadthePDFwithyourinitialposttothediscussion.
BelowaredirectionsonhowtoprinttoPDFforthreedifferentbrowsers.Besuretousethedirectionsforyoubrowsertype.
PrinttoPDFonChrome
SelectOptions→Printintheupperleftcornerofyourhistogrambox.
Inthenextscreen,ifyouseethePrintbutton(asopposedtotheSavebutton),clickontheChangebutton.ThenselectSaveasPDF.
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YoushouldnowseetheSavebutton.Clickonit.
NameyourPDFfilewithyourlastnamefollowedbymod4lab(besuretokeeptheextension.pdfattheendofthefilename).Thenselectwhereyouwillsavethefilesothatyoucanfinditagain.
PrinttoPDFonFireFox
SelectOptions→Printintheupperleftcornerofyourhistogrambox.
SelectAdobePDFintheName:dropdownmenu.MakesureAllischeckedinthePrintrange.
ClickOK.
• TheSavePDFFileAswindowpopsup.• Atthetopofthewindow,selectwhereyouwillsaveyourfilesothatyoucanfindit
again.• NearthebottomofthewindowintheFilename:dialoguebox,nameyourPDFfilewith
yourlastnamefollowedbymod4lab(besuretokeeptheextension.pdfattheendofthefilename).
• ClickSave.
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PrinttoPDFonSafari
SelectOptions→Printintheupperleftcornerofyourhistogrambox.
Ifthefollowingpromptpopsup,clickPrint.Note–thispromptmaynotpopup.
Aprint-optionswindowopens.1)ForPages:checktheAllradiodial.2)Thenusethepop-upmenuinthelowerleftcornertoselectSaveasPDF.3)ClickPrint.
Continuedonthenextpage…
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• ASaveAswindowpopsup.• AtthetopofthewindowintheSaveAs:dialoguebox,nameyourPDFfilewithyour
lastnamefollowedbymod4lab.• Selectwhereyouwillsaveyourfilesothatyoucanfinditagain.• ClickSave.