Question

Look at the following SPPS output. Write a short paragraph that provides a description and interpretation of the data.

Descriptive Statistics

	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Std. Deviation
English	431	59.83	101.95	82.7265	6.82982
Reading	435	55.11	103.62	82.0394	7.63745
Math	435	35.32	93.78	65.4512	8.29165
Writing	435	64.06	93.01	79.5392	5.50151
Valid N (listwise)	432

Answer 1

Here' the answer. I have written both description & interpretation of the above statistics in the para below. Please don't hesitate to give a "thumbs up" as it encourages us to help you.

Description and Interpretation of data:

We see that average score of the sample of 431 students on English is the highest at 82.7265, whereas Reading also is almost equal at 82.0394, but the deviation of scores for English is less than that of Reading. It can be interpreted that although the means of these two scores are the same, students are more consistent on the English scores. On average, students score less on Math subject, it has an average of 65.4512. Also deviation is the highest 8,29165 indicating that spread / distribution of Math scores clrerly higher compared to other subjects. The least deviation is offered by pupil scores of Writing i.e. 5.50151.