Data Management Culminating Task

Part A - Planning
1. Choose a research topic/question.
Please get approval from Ms.David before continuing. All data collection must be done
during 3 math periods. See attached schedule

2. Who is included in your research population?

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3. Describe your method of data collection(census/sample)? Is it reasonable?
Remember, you only have 3 class periods to collect data. Please attach a schedule of your
planned data collection time (see appendix A)
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4. Does your method represent the whole population? Explain.
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5. Explain how you will limit bias during data collection?
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Appendix A

Fill out the following schedule to indicate how you will spend your three research collection
days. This schedule, along page 1 of the assignment are due Wednesday, April 27th by the end of
class.
Thursday, April 28th
9:00am - 9:55am

Friday, April 29th

9:00am - 9:55am

Monday, May 2nd

10:00am -10:35am

Part B - Data Collection

Keep an organized/detail record of the data collected. Data should be presented in a chart or
table for final copy.

Part C - Analysis
1. Find the mean, median and mode for the data collected. If you are comparing two
variables, find for both sets of data.

2. What measure of central tendency best suited for your data? Explain.
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3. Choose the most appropriate graph to display your data. Explain why you choice the graph
you did.
Complete graph on graph paper or circle graph paper provided. Attach graph to final copy of
assignment.
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4. Describe any trends seen in your data/graph.
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5. What conclusions can be drawn from your research projects.
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6. What questions are still left unanswered after this research project? Could a follow up study
be conducted to better identify trends? Explain.
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Part D - Self-Assessment
Rate yourself a level 1-4 for each of the following categories. Justify your answers below each
column.
Use of class time Neatness and
Answering all
precision of final parts of
project
questions

1 2

1 2

1 2

Independence
(were you able
to solve
problems
without
assistance)
1 2

Overall
understanding of
data
management
materials

1 2

Circle the sections that you would like a review on before a final assessment?
Measures of central tendency
Appropriate sample selection
Choosing appropriate graphs for data
Graphing data
Identifying trends
Identifying and limiting bias
Making inferences and conclusion based off data, tables and graphs.