PROJECT 1

The problem: Imagine you are a consultant hired by the National Football League to help select the hosting city of the next Super Bowl. Among the applicants are Las Vegas, Baltimore and San Francisco. There is a long list of criteria to be used in the decision process. One such requirement is that the average temperature in January for the city must be 50 degrees F or higher. Important information can also be gained by looking at the range and standard deviation of the average daily temperature in January. 

Based upon the given information and collected data from January 2000, which of the following cities would be best suited to host the Super Bowl: Las Vegas (NV), Baltimore (MD) or San Francisco (CA)?

• You need to go to my web site 

and follow the path Math 153, Project 1. Return to Math 153, then select and print out the data set on WEATHER. As you can see, there is no data collected for January 30, 2002. (We will discuss this in class). Enter the given temperatures into the list feature of the TI-83 calculator and calculate the required measures mean, range and standard deviation for each city.

• What observations do you make? What city would you select as the next host for the Super Bowl? Summarize your ideas in a one-page report. Explain how the statistical measures from above helped you in your decision process. 

• Turn in your package no later than Thursday, September 26 before class. The package must contain the printed data set, the instructions for the project and your written report with explanations.

GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN!

(Points will be subtracted for every day your project is late, so be on time and protect your credit!)