Context

A university conducted a student survey, collecting data from a random sample of 236 undergraduate students.

The data for this lab is a subset of the real data collected by the university. Some students did not answer all of the questions in the survey. We use the symbol * in the spreadsheet to indicate missing data.

Variables

• Gender Male or Female
• Alcohol Number of alcoholic beverages consumed in a typical week
• Height Self-reported height (in inches)
• Cheat Would you tell the instructor if you saw somebody cheating on an exam? (0=No, 1=Yes)

Prompt

Respond to each of the following after you open the drinking data file (see the Data section above).

1. Describe the distribution of weekly alcohol consumption using concepts from Unit 3.

• Make an appropriate graph and provide appropriate numerical summaries. To recall how to create these items, see the StatCrunch directions provided below.
• Describe the shape, center, and spread using numerical measures that best describe the distribution.
• In your description, include an interval of typical values and a discussion of variability.
• Embed your StatCrunch graph in the textbox, and as always, include the Alt Text. To recall how to embed StatCrunch output, see the directions provided below.
• Copy the StatCrunch table with the appropriate numerical summaries and paste it into the textbox. To recall how to copy and paste a StatCrunch table, see the directions provided below.

2. Do the data suggest that drinking is a problem in this university?

• Use the data to support your answer.

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