Question

introductory survey project - scheel - statistics - room 404

1. choose a main topic that your survey will be about. favorite season
2. create 3 questions that are related to your main topic. one question must be designed to elicit a quantitative (number) answer. the other two questions should elicit a qualitative answer (one should be a true/false, yes/no type question. the other should be an abcd multiple - choice type question).
3. survey a minimum of 40 people. you may need to survey people outside this class. each person should respond to all 3 of your questions. record a tally sheet complete with names of those surveyed and their answers.
4. for the quantitative question, find the mean answer value. for the qualitative questions, find the percent of answers in each category.
5. display the data from the surveys graphically. use pie charts, bar graphs, dot plots, or any other graph type of your choice.
6. write a short summary paper of your results (approx. a page) as if you were writing an article for a newspaper or magazine, explaining your survey project. were your results surprising or expected? do you think your results would be representative of larger population groups? do you think your results would be different if you surveyed a different group of people? why or why not. in discussing the answers to these writing prompts, cite the statistics you calculated from step four.

Explanation:

Step1: Create quantitative question

How many days in a week do you engage in outdoor activities during your favorite season?

Step2: Create true - false/yes - no question

Do you prefer to travel during your favorite season?

Step3: Create ABCD multiple - choice question

Which activity do you like most in your favorite season? A) Hiking B) Swimming C) Skiing D) Picnicking

Step4: Survey 40 people

Record names and answers on a tally sheet.

Step5: Calculate mean for quantitative question

Sum all the numerical answers for the quantitative question and divide by 40. Let the sum of the answers be $S$. Mean = $\frac{S}{40}$.

Step6: Calculate percentages for qualitative questions

For the true - false/yes - no question, count the number of 'yes' and 'no' answers. Let the number of 'yes' be $y$ and 'no' be $n$. Percentage of 'yes' = $\frac{y}{40}\times100\%$, percentage of 'no' = $\frac{n}{40}\times100\%$. For the ABCD multiple - choice question, count the number of answers for each option (say $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ for A, B, C, D respectively). Percentage of A = $\frac{a}{40}\times100\%$, percentage of B = $\frac{b}{40}\times100\%$, percentage of C = $\frac{c}{40}\times100\%$, percentage of D = $\frac{d}{40}\times100\%$.

Step7: Graph the data

Use appropriate graphs (pie charts for showing proportions, bar graphs for comparing quantities etc.) to display the data.

Step8: Write summary paper

In the paper, mention the survey topic, questions asked, number of people surveyed. Present the calculated statistics (mean, percentages). Discuss if results were surprising or expected, representativeness of the results for larger populations and how results might change with a different group, citing the statistics from step 4.

Answer:

Quantitative question: How many days in a week do you engage in outdoor activities during your favorite season?
True - false/yes - no question: Do you prefer to travel during your favorite season?
ABCD multiple - choice question: Which activity do you like most in your favorite season? A) Hiking B) Swimming C) Skiing D) Picnicking
Mean calculation for quantitative question as described above.
Percentage calculations for qualitative questions as described above.
Graphs created as per data type.
Summary paper written as per guidelines.