The project is broken into two parts.
In this Part I, you will pick a topic, complete research and provide a write-up that includes calculations. Round all values to two decimal places when appropriate.
Deliverables
- Choose a Topic where you can gather at least 50 pieces of data.
Examples of Topics
- The Golden Gate Warriors Points Per Game in 2016 (use the points scored in the first 50 games).
- High School Graduation Rates by State (use the graduation rates for all 50 states)
- Average Tuition Rates in the US (You have to find the tuition rates of 50 college/universities).
- The prices of a hotel room per night in a major city (You have to find the price of the same night of hotels in one city).
- Weights of 50 babies at birth.
Write at least a 1-Page Report in a word document with the following requirements
- Introduction–Provide a description of your topic and cite where you found your data.
- Sample DataInclude a 5×10 table including your 50 values in your report. You must provide ALL of your sample data.
- Problem ComputationsFor the topic you chose, you must answer the following:
- Determine the mean and standard deviation of your sample.
- Find the 80%, 95%, and 99% confidence intervals.
- Make sure to list the margin of error for the 80%, 95%, and 99% confidence interval.
- Create your own confidence interval (you cannot use 80%, 95%, and 99%) and make sure to show your work. Make sure to list the margin of error.
- Problem AnalysisWrite a half-page reflection on the following
- What trend do you see takes place to the confidence interval as the confidence level rises? Explain mathematically why that takes place.
- Provide a sentence for each confidence interval created in part c) which explains what the confidence interval means in context of topic of your project.
- Explain how Part I of the project has helped you understand confidence intervals better?
- How did this project help you understand statistics better?
Other requirements
Microsoft Office: Word and Excel
Site where you found the topic
2 pages in all