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Project11 Proposal (10 points) DUE Friday October 28, 2005 You may submit this assignment earlier; please see me if you need an extension. Save this proposal electronically.

Total project will be worth 50 points, and your report will be due on the last day of class, December 9, 2005.

Submit a proposal for a project.

Do NOT start the project until the proposal is approved.

1) State the (research) question or questions you want answered.

What is the question you want answered? __________________________________________________________________

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2) Specify how you will collect data to answer the question(s). Be specific.

Develop a worksheet or spreadsheet so that all persons in your group collect data the same way and submit the worksheets.

3) Detail what variables you will use in your study.

Guidelines: Categorical data – I expect a minimum of 30 observations from each person.

Measurement data – I expect about 5-10 observations from each person.

You will need to do a comparison, e.g. males and females.

SEE REVERSE SIDE.

Project11 Proposal (10 points) Final Report (40 points)

I suggest you save information on a floppy disk. The Final Report can be typed or be a PowerPoint presentation.

IF POSSIBLE, SUBMIT EARLIER THAN DUE DATE.

If the final report is submitted earlier, there will be an opportunity to revise it if necessary.

Project Proposal

Guideline: Preliminary Analysis Discuss with me - .

Final Report: You will be giving a short (< 5 minute) description of your project to the class on the last day of class. (There may be visitors present.) Submit the project on this day, 12/9/05. The following are the minimum requirements. If you add additional information or add additional statistical tests, your grade will be higher.

Include

1) research question (i.e. project proposal)

2) statement of your targeted population (State why you believe your sample is representative of your population.)

3) how you obtained the data (include details)

4) analyses

You must include a graph (can be a pie chart) and descriptive statistics,

at least one confidence interval,

and at least one hypothesis test.

5) conclusions, i.e. answer(s) to the research question

You must include enough information so that I can verify your statistical calculations.

6) what you learned, and what you would do differently. The project is a learning experience!!!!!