Abstract

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Introduction
The Tea Party is not a real political party. It is a political movement to promote changes in the
government. It promotes a reduction in government spending, the national debt and federal
budget deficit. It opposes taxation in different levels. Its main goal is to go back to the original
interpretation of the constitution. The movement’s name derives from the iconic history event of
the Boston Tea Party, an anti-tax act. (The Tea Party Movement, 2011)

The recent passed Health Care bill has been very controversial. Many support the fund, but there
are also a many more who oppose the bill. The bill allows low income individuals to have health
insurance through state-based exchanges. It will also allow young people to remain in their
parent’s health insurance until their 26th birthday. Insurance companies will not be allowed to
deny coverage to anyone with a preexisting medical condition. Firms with more than 50 workers
that do not offer medical insurance will face fines. The cost of the bill is calculated to be around
$940 billion. The bill will be paid for by new taxes, fees on industries involved in health care,
and cuts in projected spending growth for existing government health efforts, primarily
Medicare. (Reuters, 2010)

Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition that states that marriage can only be constituted by a man
and a woman. The goal of the ballot was to make gay marriages illegal in California. By
restricting the definition of marriage, the ballot “overturned the California Supreme Court's
ruling of In re Marriage Cases that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.”
(California Proposition 8 (2008)) The bill was passed in the November elections of 2008.

The death penalty is the judicial process that leads to a person’s death for commiting an offense.
Today there are currently 34 states in the United States with the death penalty. In the United
States, a lethal injection is given to the person sentenced to the death penalty. Those who oppose
the death penalty argue that” it is a failed government program, it is a waste of money, and it
doesn't fit with the idea of limited government.” (Death Penalty Information Center, 2011)

It is hypothesized that there is a correlation between a person's weight, height, shoe size, and ring
size. It is also hypothesized that a there is a correlation between an individual’s political party
affiliation with their views regarding President Obama's reelection, passing of the recent health-
bill, and the death penalty. However, it is hypothesized that there is no relationship between
gross income and gender as well as it hypothesized that there is no correlation between a person's
handedness and the amount of water or death penalty view. It is also hypothesized that there is a
correlation between age and the change in political party affiliation. Also, it is hypothesized that
there is a correlation between education level and annual gross income. However, it is
hypothesized that there is no correlation between an individual's ethnicity and their views
regarding Proposition 8.

Methods

Participants
Each student in the class was to randomly survey ten people. From the surveys answered, a
sample for this study was randomly chosen using a systematic 1-in-k random sample. The
sample of this study consisted of 40 participants. Of the 40 participants, male and female
percentages were 50%. Thirty is the average age of the participants. The participants ethnicity is
made up by 57.5 percent White, 20 percent Hispanic,10 percent black, and the remaining 12.5
percent other. The sample's educational level is distributed as follow: 52.5 percent are high
school graduates, 22.5 percent have an associate's degree, 15 percent have a bachelor's degree,
2.5 percent have a PhD, and for the remaining 7.5 percent the educational level is not known.
Research design
This study was an observation- cross sectional. There was no manipulation of the environment
and the information was just analyzed not altered. 8 of the survey questions were open answer
type of questions. Question 8, regarding with education level was numerically coded the
following way: high school graduate=12, associate’s degree= 14, bachelor's degree= 16, master's
degree= 18, and PhD= 20.
Measurements
A survey was conducted. The survey consisted of 23 questions. Each student in the class
surveyed ten random individuals. The survey answers were shared with the whole class. The
total number of surveys answered was 1094, however the sample size for this study was of 40.
The sample size was determined based on the Central Limit Theorem, which states that as a rule
of thumb a sample size should be of at least 30. The sample was randomly chosen using the
systematic 1-in-k random sampling.
Procedures
A 23 question survey was provided to the statistics students by the professor. Each student
randomly had ten people answer the survey. The surveys were anonymously answered, for the
survey did not ask the person to identify themselves. The answers to the survey were not verified
in any way, therefore there is probability for chance error. The survey answers were enter at the
following website: http://tinyurl.com/2v3tkur. The professor provided us with all the answers to
all the surveys answered, the was a total of 1094 answered surveys. From this data, students were
to take a random sample. A random sample of 40 was chosen using the systematic 1-in-k random
sampling. The data was divided into groups of 27, using the calculator a random starting point
was chosen by entering RandInt(1,27,1). In this case the random starting point was the survey in
location 5, the survey in this location was the first participant in the sample. Each survey in the
location 5 within the groups of 27 became part of the participants of this study. The data was
analyzed to determine the whether or not there was a corraltion between the variables discussed
in the introduction. Proper graphical displays were created and described along with statistical
analysis of the data.

Results

The results revealed that some of our hypothesis were supported while others were not.
According to this study, the hypothesis regarding gender having a correlation with annual gross
income was supported.There is no correlation between the two as seen in the box plots in Fig. 1,
which shows how there is very little difference between annual gross income between males and
females. The minimum values for both genders was 0, the median was used as the measurement
of the center because the data was skewed. The median for female annual gross income was
17000, as for the males the median annual gross income was 14500.
However the hypothesis of there being a correlation between political party affiliation and the
health care bill was not supported by the data. As it can be seen in Fig 2, the participants from
different political parties seem to share their views regarding the health care bill. However, it can
be seen that the majority of the participants are either against or undecided the about the health
care bill. The hypothesis regarding the participant’s political party and the death penalty was
supported by the study. Fig. 3 shows how democrats are more likely to be against the death
penalty contrary to republicans who are more likely to support it. The hypothesis regarding the
correlation between the participant’s political party and President Obama’s reelection was also
supported by the study. As seen in Fig. 4, democrats and others are more likely to think that
President Obama will not be elected while republicans are more undecided.

The hypothesis regarding handedness was also supported. As can be seen by the box plots in Fig.
5, there is no correlation between a participant’s handedness and the amount of water consumed
by them. Since the data was skewed, the median was used as the measurement of the center. The
median amount of water consumed by right-handed people was 36, the median for left-handed
people was 32ans the median for ambidextrous was 134. The median for ambidextrous
participants was so high due to the fact that there were only two ambidextrous in the study’s
sample. As for the hypothesis regarding handedness and participants view’s regarding the death
penalty was supported. As seen in Fig. 6, the views seem to be distributed more or less somewhat
even, the right handed frequency for the death penalty was so high because they made up most of
the participants in the study.

There was a correlation between age and change in political party affiliation which supports the
hypothesis. As can be seen in Fig. 7, the highest average age for those who changed were those
that belonged to the republican or conservative party. However, there is also no correlation
between ethnicity and support for proposition 8, this result supports the hypothesis. Fig. 8 shows
how all the ethnic groups are more likely to support the proposition. Fig. 9 clearly supports the
hypothesis regarding the correlation between educational level and annual gross income. As seen
in the figure, the higher the educational level a person has, the higher the annual gross income is.

The hypothesis that there was a correlation between weight and finger size was supported by the
data results. As seen in Fig. 10, as the weight of the participant increases, the finger size also
increases for the data is somewhat linear. The hypothesis regarding height and shoe size
correlation was also supported, as the height increases; the shoe size also seems to increase for
the data is somewhat linear as seen in Fig 11.

Table 1. The table below shows the five number summary

For males and females regarding annual gross income.
Gender Female Male
Min Value 0 0
1st Quartile 0 0
Median 17000 15000
3rd Quartile 365000 45000
Figure 1. Box plot of female (top) and male Max Value 75000 90000
(bottom) annual gross income.

Correlation between Political Party Affiliation and Health Care Bill

8
7
6
Frequency

5
4 In Favor
3
Against
2
Undecided
1
0
Democrat Republican Independent Other
Politiclal Party Affiliation

Figure 2. Above is a bar graph showing the frequencies regarding the participants’ point of view regarding the recent
healthcare bill.
 Correlation between Political Party Affiliation and Death Penalty
10
9
8
7
Frequency

6
5 yes
4
3 no
2 Undecided
1
0
Democrat Republican Independent Other
Political Party Affiliation

Figure 3. The Bar graph above reveals how there is a correlation between political party and the views on the death
penalty.

Correlation Between Political Party Affiliation and Obama'sReelection

9
8
7
6
Frequency

5
4 yes
3 no
2 Undecided
1
0
Democrat Repubican Independent Other
Political Party Affiliation

Figure 4. The bar graph reveals that there is a correlation between political party affiliation and the person’s views
regarding President Obama’s reelection.
 Table 2. Table below shows the five number summary
for handedness and water consumption.

Handedness Right Left Ambidextrous

Min Value 0 12 100
1st Quartile 18 18 100
Median 36 32 134
3rd Quartile 68.5 77 168
Max Value 110 84 168

Figure 5. The box plots above reveal how there is

no correlation between handedness and water
consumption.

Correlation Between Handedness and Death Penalty

16
14
12
Frequency

10
8 In Favor
6
Against
4
Undecided
2
0
Right Left Ambidextrous
Handedness

Figure 6. The bar graph above shows there is no correlation between a person’s handedness and a person’s views
regarding the death penalty.
 1- Used to be democrat or
liberal
Correlation between change in 2- Used to be Republican or
Conservative
Political Party Affiliation and Age 3- Used to be other than
70 republican or democrat
60 4- Not applicable
58
Average Age

50
40
30 31 29 28
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
Change in Political Party

Figure 7. The scatter plot above reveals that there is a correlation between age and a
person’s change in political party affiliation.

Correlation Between Ethnicity and Proposition 8

14
12
10
Frquency

8
6 Yes
4
2
0
White Black Hispanic Other
Ethnicity

Figure 8. The bar graph above reveals there is no correlation between ethnicity and a person’s view regarding
proposition8.
 Correlation Between Education
Level and Annual Gross Income
100000
Average Gross Incomee

90000 1- None of the above

80000 2- High School Graduate
3- Associates Degree
60000
4- B/A or B/S
46000 5- PhD
40000
30000
20000
5930
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Educational Level

Figure 9. The scatter plot above reveals that there is a correlation between a person’s educational level and their annual
gross income.

Correlation between Ring Size and

Weight
350
300
250
Weight (Lb)

200
150
100
50
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Ring Size

Figure 10. The scatter plot above reveals that there is a correlation between weight and ring size.
 Correlation between Shoe Size and
Height
60
50
40
Shoe Size

30
20 Shoe Size

10 Linear (Shoe Size)

0
0 20 40 60 80
Height (in.)

Figure 11. The scatter plot above shows the correlation between height and shoe size.
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