GPA Versus Sports

Benjamin Trivers
Lindsay Kiszczak
Brittni Fox
EDT 180B
Research Project
Gary Lewallen

Background
Wanted to see if watching sports and GPA were correlated
We think that GPA would be lowered by watching sports
Because watching sports take time away from studying
Personal experience of watching sports instead of doing
homework

Questions
What are you, in University?
What is your GPA?
Do you watch sports?
If yes, which sports do you watch?
Why do you watch sports?

Data table
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Average

Percent of Percent
Count Yes No
Yes
of No
GPA
19
9
10
47%
53%
46
28
3

22
13
1

19
15
2

59%
46%
33%
48%

41%
54%
67%
52%

3.27
3.01
3.27
3.06
3.15

Respondents
Freshman
100
90
80

Sophomore

Junior

Senior
3

28

70
60
Count of Respondents

50
40

46

30
20
10
0

19

Type of Sports Watched

100

90
80

41

70
60
Count of50
Respondents

40

7
8

30

13

20
10

22

0
Football
Volleyball

Baseball
N/A

Basketball
Other

Soccer

Why They Watch Sports

11%
Played Sports
For
Entertainment
dont like
sports

45%

44%

Double Bar Graph

Watches Sports/GPA
3.27

3.5

3.27

3.01

3.06

2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0

0.59

0.47 0.53

Freshman (19)

0.46 0.54

0.41

Sophomore (46)

Count of Yes/Total Count

Junior (28)

Count of No/Total Count

0.67
0.33

Senior (3)
GPA

Conclusion
Does Watching Sports Effect GPA

52% 48%

Watches Sports
(GPA = 3.14)
Doesnt Watch
Sports (GPA=3.13)

Credit
Photo of GPA - https://risingstarmagazine.com/the

importance-of-gpa/
Photo of people watcing sports - http://rev967.com/91-ofguys-lie-about-watching-sports-to-impress-people/
Photo of sports - http://freedesignfile.com/124271-differentsports-equipment-vector-icons-03/