Question: Excel Lab: 2 Sample Data Sets For this lab, conduct a statistical study of the homeless levels in two years between 2010 and 2020, discussing

Excel Lab: 2 Sample Data Sets

For this lab, conduct a statistical study of the homeless levels in two years between 2010 and 2020, discussing the results of a hypothesis test, graphing their results, and concluding which visual display best represents your data.

Lab Procedure:

  • Use the data set below:
State 2011 2020
Alabama 5558 3351
Alaska 2128 1949
Arizona 10504 10979
Arkansas 3424 2366
California 125128 161548
Colorado 15116 9846
Connecticut 4456 2905
DC 6546 6380
Delaware 1035 1165
Florida 56687 27487
Georgia 20975 10234
Hawaii 6188 6458
Idaho 2199 2315
Illinois 14009 10431
Indiana 6196 5625
Iowa 3134 2647
Kansas 2511 2449
Kentucky 6034 4011
Louisiana 9291 3173
Maine 2447 2097
Maryland 10208 6360
Massachusetts 16664 17975
Michigan 13185 8638
Minnesota 7495 7940
Mississippi 2306 1107
Missouri 8989 6527
Montana 1768 1545
Nebraska 3548 2404
Nevada 9150 6900
New Hampshire 1469 1675
New Jersey 14137 9662
New Mexico 3601 3333
New York 63445 91271
North Carolina 12896 9280
North Dakota 603 541
Ohio 13030 10655
Oklahoma 4625 3932
Oregon 17254 14655
Pennsylvania 15096 13375
Rhode Island 1070 1104
South Carolina 5093 4287
South Dakota 826 1058
Tennessee 9113 7256
Texas 36911 27229
Utah 3130 3131
Vermont 1144 1110
Virginia 8816 5957
Washington 20439 22923
West Virginia 2211 1341
Wisconsin 5785 4515
Wyoming 1038 612

  • Using Excel, perform the following statistical analyses:
    • Calculate descriptive statistics for each data set
      • Mean, Standard Error, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, Sample Variance, Kurtosis, Skewness, Range, Minimum, Maximum, Sum, Count
    • Create the following graphs, with appropriate labels (See the resources below)
      • Generate a double bar chart
      • Generate a double box and whisker
  • In a Word Document,
    • Copy the descriptive statistics you created in Excel and past them into your Word Document. Compare and contrast the mean, the median, and the standard deviation between your two data sets.
    • Run a two-sample t-test for your data using the formula, the TI calculator, OR Excel. Explain the meaning of the test statistics and the p-value.

Copy the graphs you created in Excel and paste them into your Word Document. Provide an explanation of which visual display you produced best represents your data.

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