Question

introductory survey project - school - 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). how many days a week do you do outdoor activities during your favorite season? do you prefer to travel during your favorite season? which activity do you like most in your favorite season? a) hiking b) swimming c) skiing d) picnicking
3. survey a minimum of 3 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: Identify the quantitative data

The quantitative data is the number of days people prefer to do outdoor activities in a week. The values are: 4, 2, 2, 3, 5, 4, 4, 10, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 3, 1, 5, 7, 7, 5, 7, 7, 3, 7, 6, 7, 10, 7, 7, 7, 3.

Step2: Calculate the sum of the data

Sum = 4+2+2+3+5+4+4+10+5+3+5+5+3+3+1+5+7+7+5+7+7+3+7+6+7+10+7+7+7+3 = 140

Step3: Count the number of data - points

There are 30 data - points.

Step4: Calculate the mean

Mean = $\frac{140}{30}=\frac{14}{3}\approx4.67$

Answer:

The mean number of days people prefer to do outdoor activities in a week is approximately 4.67.