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Mm207 Mid Term

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The Mid-Term Project is worth 100 points. Please download this document to your computer and save it using the naming convention specified in the course syllabus. For the Mid-Term Project you will be using the MM207 Student Data Set, the survey codebook, and StatCrunch as necessary. You should enter your answers/responses directly after the question. There is no need to retype the project. After completing and saving the project, submit your project in the Mid-Term Drop Box. In the course, go to Unit 4 -> Instructor Graded Project -> StatCrunch to access the MM207 Student Data Set. When the page loads you will need to click on Data Set on the left side of the page. You do not need a StatCrunch ID or a password to access the data …show more content…

Compare the results. a) Does the range rule of thumb overestimate or underestimate the standard deviation for the number of people living in your home? Q17 b) | c) | d) | e) | f) Std. dev. | g) 0.857 | Q 18 | | | | Std. dev. | 1.865 | h) Does the range rule of thumb overestimate or underestimate the standard deviation for the number of pets you own? It is underestimate because it is lower deviations i) How does the shape of the distribution impact what you conclude? The shape distribution is out of range. 10. Using measures of center and measures of variability compare the number of credit hours students in this sample are taking and the number of hours watching television. a) Which variable has greater variability? How do you know? b) What number of credit hours students in this sample are taking would be at the 20th percentile? c) What number of hours watching television would be at the 99th percentile? NOTE: Project problems should not be posted to the Discussion threads. Questions on the project problems should be addressed to the instructor by sending an email or by attending office hours. Would you like a Math Center tutor to review your project? Students in MM207 may submit their projects to the Math Center for review. Tutors will not grade or correct the project, but they will provide guidance for improvement. Students should submit

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