1. Calculate the mode, median, mean, standard deviation and range for the following set of data:

Source: Estat-Statistics Canada

Percentage of Students Employed Ages 15-24

Geography

Percentage Employed, January 2007

Newfoundland and Labrador

23.5

Prince Edward Island

40.5

Nova Scotia

41.3

New Brunswick

33

Quebec

41.1

Ontario

42.1

Manitoba

48.4

Saskatchewan

46.6

Alberta

45.7

British Columbia

40.9

1. Draw three conclusions about the data that you have found in a).

The questions below are part of your culminating task. Please submit these to your teacher for evaluation.

Calculate the mode, median, mean, standard deviation and range for your primary source data.

Calculate the mode, median, mean, standard deviation and range for your secondary source data.

Compare the two results. How are they similar? How are they different?

in a paragraph explaining your findings from the entire unit.

You may want to include some of the answers to the questions below.

What are some conclusions you can draw?

What are some possible suggestions for further research on this topic? What are some possible reasons as to why your data differs from the secondary source data?

What other questions might you ask on your survey?

What are the websites that you used throughout your data collection?