Weekly message 9/19/2020

 Happy Saturday,

I hope all of you are doing well and even took the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful fall day. 

Today's walk through Central Park South in Okemos
 

I received a few questions about Assignment 1 (due Sunday Sept. 20 at 11:59 pm) and I thought I would share my responses with all of you.

Q1 and 2: Make sure to Interpret the statistical analysis for your reader (again, review the notes to see how in all cases, I present the null and alternate hypotheses and then interpret the analysis)

Q3: Make sure you are following the approach used in the Statistics video for using the statistical test for outliers.

Q4: Again, make sure to interpret the statistical analyses. Are the correlations strong, moderate, weak? Make sure to develop a correlation matrix as shown in the Statistics video.

I also had a question about how long the first lab report (due Sept. 27 at 11:59 pm) should be. The introduction should be 2-3 paragraphs. The methods should be about the same (much of it will be where, when, how you sampled the water and the bottled waters used. Your results should be in tabular or graphical form, with brief descriptions of what you are presenting. The discussion section should be about 4-5 paragraph – make sure you address the questions and concepts presented in the lab guidelines.

If you have suggestions for ways that I could adjust the way I am handling ENE 480 to improve student learning, feel free to let me know. You can do so by email or anonymously using this form. The form can be used for any course (just include the instructor's email address on the form).

All the best,

Dr. Masten

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