Math153-DB1/DDH Name: ______________________________

10/05

Project 9: (10 points) Due: on or before Friday, 11/11/05.

(6 points)

1) a) Read the article from the Wall St. Journal which describes how business schools were rated.

Wall St. Journal How The Schools Were Evaluated. You can find this article at the library website. Use a college computer if you would like to print this article.

www.ccbcmd.edu, Libraries, CCBC Essex Library, Class-related Help, faculty additional readings, Janice Dykacz M153, go to the bottom of the list.

b) Circle the best answer. The raters were

a) businesses b) students c) professors d) recruiters e) ordinary Americans

c) Circle the best answer. What confidence level was used?

a) 50% b) 90% c) 95% d) 98% e) 99%

d) How many people were surveyed? ______________

e) What was the margin of error? _________

f) What type of sampling was used? ___________________________________________

(4 points)

2) Read ONE of the following articles and state one fact you learned from the article.

Article Name: _________________________________________________________________

Choose from

1. Wall St. Journal: Men Do Numbers, Women Do Strategy: Recruiters see a clear difference between male and female applicants (WAIT for the computer to download.)

2.The Baltimore Sun: Testing Polls

3. Another article on the list (give the name of the article).