Statistics Project

Introduction

This project will take 1 week to complete. This is an opportunity to analyze data on an issue that is of interest to you and apply what you have learned about Statistics. This site will assist students with studying an area of interest by collecting relevant data and analyzing the data. Students will apply and further develop their understanding of sampling, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, and normal distributions. The final product for this project is to create an Infographic using Piktochart.

Process

Part I: 

By the end of class, choose an activity that you would like to study by collecting data from participants. This activity could be related to anything school appropriate and/or your hobbies or interests. The data that you collect, however, must culminate at least 5 unique responses. Below are some examples of questions to ask participants.

Remember, Yes/No questions and other questions with less than 5 unique responses will not provide good sets of data for the purposes of this project.

                                                          Good examples

  • How much money do Walmart shoppers spend, on average, per week?
  • On average, how long do high school or college student sleep?
  • What is your batting average of the major league baseball players during the 2010 baseball season?

                                                           Bad examples

  • Is the average college student registered to vote?
  • What is the average high school student's favorite color?

 

a. Before you leave class, get confirmation from the teacher about the information below and post on the discussion board (Canvas):

  • The Question
  • Data Collection Method and why you are choosing this method.
  • Hypothesis of the Data

b. Data Collection: Interview at least 50 people and collect data that is pertinent to data collection. Organize your data using Excel or Google Sheets. Make sure that you label the information.

Part II:

Using the data that you collected, create a frequency distribution table using Excel or Google Sheets. Import your Excel or Google Sheet into the chart feature of Piktochart. Make sure the axes are labeled. Begin finding the measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation), central tendency (mean, median, mode) and identify the distribution. Make sure to reference the rubric for all information needed.

Part III:

Rough Draft. Submit what you have completed so far with your infographic. This is your opportunity to receive descriptive feedback before turning in the official copy. You can turn in a completed rough draft or an incomplete rough draft. Remember the more information you have, the more feedback you will receive.

Part IV:

Final Draft. Make sure you review the rubric and submit your completed infographic.

Evaluation