Practice Assessment

Problem: I wonder if there is a relationship between the height and popliteal length
of Liston College students in Henderson.

Plan:
Variable 1: Height
Variable 2: Popliteal Length

Height:
1. I will ask the student to remove their shoes
2. I will ask the student to stand tall and make sure their back is not arched.
3. The student must make sure their feet is flat on the ground.
4. Their heels must be touching the wall

5. With a ruler I will flatten their hair as this can affect height

6. A mark on the wall will then be made where their head is
7. Then measuring tape will be used to measure from the ground to the marked
spot on the wall.
8. The height will then be recorded on a table.
Popliteal Length (right foot):

1. The student will be asked to remove their shoe and sock on the right foot
2. I will then ask the student to remain still and stand straight.
3. Then I will make a small mark with a pen at the bottom of their knee cap

4. Then using a metre stick I will measure from the bottom of their heel to the
mark made underneath the knee cap.

5. If a student is wearing long pants and there is not a clear view of the kneecap,
I will ask the student to roll his pants up to his knee.

6. I will then enter the data I’ve collected into a table.

Analysis
It is evident that there is a relationship between height and popliteal length of Liston
College students.
I notice that the trend of the relationship between the height and popliteal length
appears to be linear. This is because the trend is changing at a constant rate.
I notice the direction of the student’s height and popliteal length is positive. This is
because as popliteal length increases, height increases.
I notice that the strength of the relationship is relatively strong as there is a medium
to large amount of scatter around the trend line.
I notice that there is an outlier with a height of about 164 cm and popliteal length of
about 33. This is because others his height or slightly taller have considerably longer
popliteal lengths than he has. This could be due to a mistake in recording data or
simply genetics. Another reason could be a disability received at birth.
Conclusion
During my investigation students who participated, show that as height increases,
popliteal length increases. So, I would say there is clear relationship between the
student’s height and popliteal length, for the students who participated at Liston
College.