Data+Project


 * The Project **
 * 1. ****  Start  **
 * Decide upon one partner or you may choose to work alone.
 * Find a relevant/interesting topic with quantitative data values. (example: Calories in top 50 coffee drinks.)
 * Develop a hypothesis statement or state a reason for the study.
 * You should also make a prediction of what you will find once the project is complete. This will be part of your summary.
 * The study must be something meaningful.
 * YOU MAY NOT DO GAS PRICES
 * 2. ****  Background Research  **
 * Gather information about your topic from 3 primary sources. This will be used in your paper (**see #7 Written Summary of you Data**)
 * 3. ****  Gather data  **
 * Data must be quantitative
 * 50 pieces of data minimum
 * You may gather the data yourself or use data from a RELIABLE source that I have approved ahead of time.
 * Cite the source(s) of the raw data.
 * Do your web sites need a web page evaluation?
 * 4. ****  Construct a relative frequency distribution  **
 * Appropriate number of classes
 * Correct class width
 * Include limits, boundaries, midpoints, frequency, cumulative frequency and relative frequency.
 * 5. ****  Calculate the measures of central tendency and variance using your GROUPED data.  **
 * Grouped Mean
 * Grouped Median
 * Modal Class
 * Grouped Standard Deviation
 * 6. ****  Display the data using TWO appropriate graphs of your choice  **


 * 7. ****  Written summary of your data  **
 * Your hypothesis or introduction statement
 * Background on your subject using a minimum of 2 print sources and 3 electronic sources
 * Signed works cited page
 * MLA format using parenthetical notation
 * Your conclusion and thoughts about your project and your findings
 * Minimum 2 pages
 * 8. ****  Video Presentation of your Data  **
 * SlideRocket (found in your Google tools)
 * Podcast
 * iMovie
 * minimum of 5 minutes
 * will be presented to the class