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The textbook reading for this module provides a good foundation for understanding data frequency, including important terms, such as departures from symmetry as evidenced by positive and negative skewedness and different categories of flatness or peaked shapes as measured by kurtosis. It also explains, in detail, how to construct one of the simplest visual representations of data frequency: the stem-and-leaf plot (stemplot).

Although it is not difficult to construct stemplots by hand, practice generating them using SPSS, as modeled in the demonstration video. Remember, for the purposes of this course, you are focusing on SPSS software. Once you understand how to read and interpret a stemplot, feel free to skim through the rest of section 3.1. However, return to focused textbook reading with sections 3.2 and 3.3, which discuss frequency tables and charts.

To prepare for this Discussion, complete the following tasks:

1. Read the assigned portion of the textbook
2. Watch the demonstration videos provided in the Learning Resources
3. Review the end-of-chapter Review Questions and Exercises on pages 67–75, which are designed to help you practice–and assess your understanding of–the concepts presented in the chapter
4. Complete the following assigned Study Questions, for which answers are provided in the Learning Resources:
   • Review Questions 3.2, 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, and 3.19
   • Exercise 3.6
   • Additional Questions 1 and 2 located on the Solutions for Study Questions document in the Learning Resources for this module

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