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MATH 1040 Project 1

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Math 1040 Project #1

Descriptive Statistics (Chapter 2)

1. Identify a topic that interests you, a population you want to study, and two
variables, one quantitative the other qualitative. For example: the population
could be SUU students who purchase their own groceries, the topic could be
groceries, and the two variables could be the amount spent on groceries per month
(quantitative) and the grocery store they usually visit (qualitative). Or, the
population could be vehicles in Cedar City, and the variables could be mileage on
the odometer (quantitative) and type of vehicle, such as car, truck or van
(qualitative). Take your time to think about a topic that interests you, and which
population you want to study. Whatever you choose, make sure the data can be
collected by asking people a simple question, or by making simple observations.
You will have to collect your own data. Collecting your data should not put
anyone at risk or make anyone feel uncomfortable. If in doubt, consult with me to
check whether your idea is appropriate.
2. Describe a plan for how you are going to collect your data. Your sample data
should be representative of the larger population, which you identified in the first
part. How are you going to avoid bias? What sampling technique are you using?
3. Take the sample. The sample size should be at least 30. Larger sample sizes are
encouraged. You should make two observations (one qualitative, one quantitative)
for each of at least 30 members of your population. Record all your observations
and include them in your write-up.
4. Qualitative Variable: Summarize your qualitative variable with a table showing
the different responses, the frequencies and relative frequencies (as a percent) for
each of the responses. Here is an example.

First Pet Frequency Relative Frequency


Dog 23 46%
Cat 18 36%
Other 9 18%

Draw a pie chart with labels. In Excel, highlight the first two columns of the
above table, click the INSERT tab, and choose the pie chart. Write a paragraph to
describe in words what the pie chart is telling you about the population. Here is a
pie chart made with Excel that corresponds to the table above.
5. Quantitative Variable: Make a frequency distribution with anywhere between
four and six classes. Determine the class boundaries, frequencies and relative
frequencies. Here is an example, copied from Excel:

Years on the job Number of Workers Percent


0-2 8 24%
3-5 10 29%
6-8 14 41%
9-11 2 6%

Draw a histogram of the frequency distribution. Make sure the axes are labeled.
Discuss the shape of the distribution (skewness).
When creating a histogram with Excel, use a bar graph. Your first column should
have the classes entered as text (entering ‘3-5 tells Excel that this is text, and not
the date March 5), the second column should have the frequencies. Highlight the
two columns, click the INSERT tab and select the vertical bar graph. To eliminate
the unwanted gaps between bars, right-click a bar, choose Format Data Series,
and change the Gap Width to 0. The histogram should look something like this:
Find the following for your quantitative variable, based on the original data you
collected (not based on the frequency distribution):
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Range
e. Sample Standard Deviation
f. Coefficient of Variation
g. Five-number summary
h. For each of these measures, write one sentence to describe what the
measure tells you.
6. Write everything up in a Word document. The graphs can be created in Excel and
copied into the Word document. The Word document is to be turned in on
Canvas.

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