{"id":846,"date":"2023-03-20T19:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introstatstest\/chapter\/understand-means-and-medians-as-measures-of-centers-apply-it-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T22:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:32:44","slug":"understand-means-and-medians-as-measures-of-centers-apply-it-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/introstatstest\/chapter\/understand-means-and-medians-as-measures-of-centers-apply-it-2\/","title":{"raw":"Measures of Center: Apply It 2","rendered":"Measures of Center: Apply It 2"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Find and use the measures of center to explain the behavior of a data set&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4865,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;}\">Find and use the measures of center to explain the behavior of a data set<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2 id=\"calcGroups\">Calculating Centers Using Technology<\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox interact\">Go to the statistical tool and follow these steps:\r\n\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong> Select the <strong>Several Groups<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>STEP 2: <\/strong>Locate the drop-down menu under <strong>Enter Data<\/strong> and select <strong>From Textbook<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong> Locate the drop-down menu under <strong>Data Set<\/strong> and select <strong>Sleep Study: Poor Sleep Quality Score<\/strong>. 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