Essay paper
Your initial discussion post should conform to this outline:
- Bibliographical Detail
- Author
- Title
- Source
- Date
- Abstract of Major Ideas – Synthesis of the big ideas of the article reviewed.
- Critical Evaluation of Major Ideas
- Substantiation of the idea by good logic.
- Adequacy of supporting arguments and reasoning.
- Degree to which author’s point of view agrees with your own.
- Implications – What is the meaning of the author’s ideas regarding what needs to be done in the
area of interest, i.e., aviation/aerospace, etc.
Introduction
This discussion provides a simulated exercise using two of the most popular descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation. You are strongly encouraged to complete the textbook reading and start the MyStatLab Homework assignment before beginning this discussion. You need to be familiar with mean and standard deviation, their interpretation and why they are typically calculated and reported together.
In this discussion, you are required to calculate and interpret reported mean and standard deviation values. In the Module 2 – Assignment: Airshow Day 1: Winner, you will be required to concisely report results obtained in this discussion.
Scenario
Congratulations on your promotion! You are now leading the team. After one week in your new position, your supervisor provides guidance for your new assignment, responsibility for an important and “very visible” task.
In one month, your airport is hosting an airshow that allows potential future customers to observe the flying capabilities of civilian and military aircraft. Support teams are planning for over 100,000 to attend the two-day event. Your tasks are to determine and officially report the “Winner;” a very prestigious honor; highly valued in both civilian and military communities.
Fortunately, your predecessor has provided a Microsoft Excel template:
Transport Bomber Fighters
Flight Name KC-135 KC-10 C-17 B-52 F-15 F-16 F-22
Sortie 1
Sortie 2
Sortie 3
Sortie 4
Sortie 5
Sortie 6
Sortie 7
Sortie 8
Sortie 9
Sortie 10
Mean
Standard Deviation
AIRSHOW – US MILITARY AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
Tankers
Sortie Sortie
F-35 Mean Standard Deviation
Day one arrives, the weather is almost perfect, clear skies, 70o F with intermittent moderate to strong runway crosswinds (20 Knots sustained, gusts to 33 Knots). Fortunately, all flying sorties are accomplished without incident.
Data were collected on each aircraft for each sortie. A value of zero (0) is the lowest possible score. Reported data have units of standard deviations. Higher overall scores are better; smaller aircraft (column) standard deviations are also better.
Data your team collected are reported in the Airshow – US Military Aircraft Performance chart.
Transport Bomber Fighters
Flight Name KC-135 KC-10 C-17 B-52 F-15 F-16 F-22
Sortie 1
Sortie 2
Sortie 3
Sortie 4
Sortie 5
Sortie 6
Sortie 7
Sortie 8
Sortie 9
Sortie 10
Mean
Standard Deviation
AIRSHOW – US MILITARY AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
Tankers
Sortie Sortie
F-35 Mean Standard Deviation
In Microsoft Excel, complete the “Airshow – US Military Aircraft Performance” table by adding calculated column and row values for mean and standard deviation; report your values to two decimal places (i.e., 0.12). Remember, the focus of this discussion is understanding and interpreting two descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation.
Address the following questions in your narrative.
- Is there a difference between the type of aircraft (i.e., Tankers, Transports, Bombers, and Fighters)?
- What do the differences (if any) appear to indicate?
