~ You are a famous statistician and your task is to research a certain topic of interest. Use the following steps to insure success. HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK 1. Think of a Question that you are Interested in Knowing People's Response:  Question must be school appropriate  Must be a statistical question (and answer must be numbers NOT categories)

Example: How many hours do you sleep? (this would be a good question because your answer would be a number, not a category) What is your favorite color? (this would NOT be a good question because your answer would be a category, not a number)

 Your question must be approved by your teacher 2. Create

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Questionnaire cards for the people being surveyed: (TYPED)

 Must be typed on the computer and cut out very neatly (all cards must be the same size) 3. Gather your Data:  Ask 40 people in the school to participate in your survey and fill out your questionnaire. **We will do this in an organized way as a class**  Do NOT discard these sheets.....They will be part of the final project! 4. Write an Introduction Paragraph: (TYPED) *see sample paragraph in resource packet*  Must have a title (“your question”)  Must be typed in a readable font style and color  Paragraph one….Describe who you surveyed, when they were surveyed, & where they were surveyed. Paragraph two..Describe how they were surveyed. (Prompt will be given to use, if needed)  Be careful with grammar and spelling errors 5. Create a Frequency Table: (TYPED) *see how to create one in resource packet*  Must have a title (“your question”)  Must have bottom row be total  Must have a category column, tally column, & frequency column  Must be created using the computer 6. Find the Measure of Central Tendencies:

(TYPED) *See “measure of central tendencies” sheet in resource packet*

 Must have a title (“your question”)  List all 40 pieces of data in order from least to greatest at the top of the page  Find the mean of your data set (show all work and explain in words how you got your answer)  Find the median of your data set (show all work and explain in words how you got your answer)  Find the mode of your data set (show all work and explain in words how you got your answer)  Find the range of your data set (show all work and explain in words how you got your answer)  Must be completed using the computer and fit all on one page including work

7. Create a Line Plot: (TYPED) *see how to create one in resource packet*  Must have a title (“your question”)  Use a number line (x-axis)  x axis must be labeled  x’s are placed above a number to represent how often a value appears in data set  Must be completed using the computer 8. Create a Histogram: (by HAND neatly on graph paper w/ruler) *see details in resource packet  Must have a title (“your question”)  Must label x & y axis  Label intervals along x axis  Frequencies along y axis must count by appropriate number  Bars must all be the same width and touching each other. They must be colored neatly!  Graph must be NEATLY done by hand on graph paper using a ruler. You may only use the computer for title and labels, if you wish. 9. Create a Box and Whiskers Plot:

(by HAND neatly on graph paper w/ruler) *see details in resource packet  Must have a title (“your question”)  Use a number line (x-axis)  x axis must be labeled  List and label at top of plot: minimum value, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, & maximum value  Plot must be NEATLY done by hand on graph paper using a ruler. You may only use the computer for title and labels, if you wish.

10. Complete a Summary Sheet: (TYPED)  Must have a title (“your question”)  Must be typed in a readable font style and color  Question/Answer sheet will be provided for you to complete  Must be completed using the computer 11. Assemble your Booklet in the Following Order:

 Cover (must have question, teacher name, class period, and your name) (typed)  Introduction Paragraph (typed)  Frequency Table (typed)  Measure of Central Tendencies (typed)  Line Plot (typed)  Histogram (by hand)  Box and Whiskers Plot (by hand)  Summary Sheet (typed)  Collection of Data Questionnaires- on 2 pages in collage form

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I, __________________, have explained to my parents that I am responsible for completing this project. I am aware that the due date is ___________________. I understand that this will count as a Math test grade for this marking period.

Parent Signature:_____________________________

Possible Points

Earned Points

Question/Cover Page

5

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Introduction (typed)

9

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Frequency Table

9

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15

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Line Plot (typed)

15

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Histogram (hand)

12

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Box & Whiskers Plot (hand)

15

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Summary Sheet (typed)

10

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Data Collection/Collage

5

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Neatness/Creativity

5

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~ Your name, teacher name, class period, picture

~title (1) ~ who, when, where, how (5) ~ spelling/grammar (3)

(typed)

~ title (1) ~ 3 columns labeled (3) ~ total row (1) ~ correct tallies & frequencies (4)

Central Tendencies

(typed)

~ title (1) ~ data listed in order (2) ~ mean- answer, work, & written explanation (3) ~ median- answer, work, & written explanation (3) ~ mode- answer, work, & written explanation (3) ~ range- answer, work, & written explanation (3)

~ title (1) ~ x-axis labeled (2) ~number line evenly spaced & labeled (4) ~x’s evenly spaced & all same exact size (2) ~ correct frequencies- x’s (6)

~ title (1) ~ correct bar heights (2) ~ x & y axis labeled (2) ~ same width bars/touching (2) ~ intervals along x & y axis (3) ~ graph paper & ruler used (2)

~ title (1) ~ data listed in order with work shown (5) ~ accurate mv,lq,m,uq,mv (5) ~ x axis labeled & number line evenly spaced & labeled (2) ~ graph paper & ruler used (2)

~ accurate answers