Application Activity for Descriptive Statistics

[dkpalmers]

I made the following changes to the Application Activity for Descriptive Statistics:

• Require them to upload a qmd file (instead of or in addition to the html) so that the feedback bot performs better. I can share the feedback bot with you for this assessment if you would like to use it.
• Each question and answer is numbered. (This helps the feedback be more clear and helps the bot perform better)
• In question 10, asked them to do a histogram of student absences instead of G3 because the shape is more clearly discernable, leading me to be able to mark responses as right or wrong.
• Move the question about listing 5 explanatory variables earlier in the exam, right after Q1 about identifying the response variable question
• Added a question about who their favorite stats teacher is. I did this out of convenience so I didn't have to renumber every single question cause by the previous bullet. I made the answer Brother Palmer out of complete arrogance! haha ;)
• Tweaked wording of various questions to improve understanding and use consistent terminology throughout the assessment
• On the last question, specified that we want a barplot of counts (not proportions). This makes the number of correct responses much more limited and easier for the grader bot to handle. I also feel like this makes it clearer to students what we actually want.
• I created an answer key. The blank .qmd and the .qmd answer key are attached.

AA_Descriptive_Statistics_blank_and_key.zip