In this course conduct a mini study. Survey 50 people through any method you choose to find out information on your topic. Calculate the statistics for your data. It is important to remember your mini study should use quantitative values since this is a statistics course so you can complete the required calculations. Pick a topic, make sure it is something people are comfortable answering and that you only use adults.

1State your topic

2Who is the population for your claim? Justify your statement.

3What question(s) will you ask in your survey to gather data on your claim? Explain the rationale for each question.

4What variables will be in your study? What type of variable are they (ordinal, nominal, discrete, continuous, etc)?

5Where will you post your survey and how will it reach your target population? (Facebook, email, in person, etc)

6How will you collect your data? (Survey Monkey, Facebook Question, By hand/Excel, etc)

7What type of sampling method will you use? Justify your choice and cite a reference supporting your decision.

8What 2 types of graphs that you have learned about are the most appropriate for your data? Justify your statement and cite a reference supporting your decision.

*Hint: think about if your data may have outliers, is quantitative, is categorical vs interval, etc.

9What 8 descriptive statistics that you have learned about are the most appropriate for your data? Justify your statement and cite a reference supporting your decision. *Hint: think about if the data has outliers, is quantitative, is categorical vs interval, etc. *Note: if you have more than one survey question you can count statistics on EACH*