Statistics Final Project
Determine a topic for a survey and have it approved by the instructor. Ideas for your project can be found
at the end of the chapters in the activity section or within the problems. Pick a topic that is of interest to
you. The topic should be such that you can obtain a sample of the appropriate size, statistical measures
can be calculated, a hypothesis can be tested, and your topic has a related second variable in which to
test correlation. The hypothesis should be developed early on in the process of completing this project.
The final project should be narrative in structure or presented in video/digital storytelling format. The
project should include all statistical calculations with complete explanations of how the statistical
measures apply to your data. Data must be reported and all statistical measures completed on statistical
software must be included. Cite any references you use. Use your textbook and other resources as a
reference to give detailed explanations as you analyze your data. The project should be typed and
presented in a manner fitting a final paper/project for a college class. If using video/digital storytelling,
please including supporting data and explanations in your presentation. You will be scored on completion
of all parts listed below, detailed explanation showing understanding of statistical measures and how they
relate to your study or survey, as well as on presentation of the final project.
Your project should include:
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Description of survey or collection of data. Include any and all information that pertains to
selecting the type of survey and the method of collection of your data.
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How your data was collected including the source of your data.
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Record your data into Statdisk or Excel. Include these files in final project either within the
narrative or as an appendix.
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Find the range, mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and variance. Find proportion if
applicable. Analyze and explain why these statistical measures are important and how they apply
to your data.
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Construct a box and whisker plot of your data. Do you have a normal bell-shaped, uniform, or
skewed distribution? Why is it uniform or skewed?
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If applicable construct a histogram using your data. What important information can you gain
from analyzing the histogram.
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Construct a graph that is applicable – line graph, bar graph, pie graph, dot plot, time series chart,
scatter plot, pareto chart, frequency polygon, pictograph. Explain the important elements of the
graph and the usefulness of the graph. Explain how the graph helps to compare or describe your
data.
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Consider the minimum number of data points for your sample. Discuss the why sample size is
important and how your sample size could affect your data.
Statistics Final Project continued
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Determine a confidence interval for the population proportion or mean. Analyze the confidence
interval and discuss the significance of the confidence interval. Explain the usefulness of the
confidence interval in the context of your survey.
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Develop a hypothesis about your data in your sample. The hypothesis should be developed early
on in your study. Test that hypothesis and report your conclusion. Analyze the hypothesis and
your conclusion and discuss the significance of your hypothesis and the conclusion as it relates to
your survey.
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Use a .05 significance level to test for a linear correlation between two variables chosen. Describe
the correlation and how it applies to your data.
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Summarize your survey and the statistical measures you calculated.