0.4 Group and partner projects  (Page 4/4)

Assignment checklist

Turn in the following typed (12 point) and stapled packet for your final project:
____ Cover sheet containing your name(s), class time, and the name of your study
____ Summary , which includes all items listed on summary checklist
____ Solution sheet neatly and completely filled out. The solution sheet does not need to be typed.
____ Graphic representation of your data , created following the guidelines previously discussed; include only graphs which are appropriate and useful.
____ Raw data collected AND a table summarizing the sample data ( n , $\overline{x}$ and s ; or x , n , and p ’, as appropriate for your hypotheses); the raw data does not need to be typed, but the summary does. Hand in the data as you collected it. (Either attach your tally sheet or an envelope containing your questionnaires.)

Bivariate data, linear regression, and univariate data

Student learning objectives

• The students will collect a bivariate data sample through the use of appropriate sampling techniques.
• The student will attempt to fit the data to a linear model.
• The student will determine the appropriateness of linear fit of the model.
• The student will analyze and graph univariate data.

Instructions

1. As you complete each task below, check it off. Answer all questions in your introduction or summary.
2. Check your course calendar for intermediate and final due dates.
3. Graphs may be constructed by hand or by computer, unless your instructor informs you otherwise. All graphs must be neat and accurate.
4. All other responses must be done on the computer.
5. Neatness and quality of explanations are used to determine your final grade.

Part i: bivariate data

Introduction

Analysis

Part ii: univariate data

In this section, you will use the data for ONE variable only. Pick the variable that is more interesting to analyze. For example: if your independent variable is sequential data such as year with 30 years and one piece of data per year, your x -values might be 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, …, 2000. This would not be interesting to analyze. In that case, choose to use the dependent variable to analyze for this part of the project.
_____Summarize your data in a chart with columns showing data value, frequency, relative frequency, and cumulative relative frequency.
_____Answer the following question, rounded to two decimal places:

1. Sample mean = ______
2. Sample standard deviation = ______
3. First quartile = ______
4. Third quartile = ______
5. Median = ______
6. 70th percentile = ______
7. Value that is 2 standard deviations above the mean = ______
8. Value that is 1.5 standard deviations below the mean = ______

Due dates

• Part I, Intro: __________ (keep a copy for your records)
• Part I, Analysis: __________ (keep a copy for your records)

• Entire Project, typed and stapled: __________

  ____ Cover sheet: names, class time, and name of your study

  ____ Part I: label the sections “Intro” and “Analysis.”

  ____ Part II:

  ____ Summary page containing several paragraphs written in complete sentences describing the experiment, including what you studied and how you collected your data. The summary page should also include answers to ALL the questions asked above.

  ____ All graphs requested in the project

  ____ All calculations requested to support questions in data

  ____ Description: what you learned by doing this project, what challenges you had, how you overcame the challenges