MATH
201
Course
Project
deliverable
2.
Data
and
research
question
®
Name:
Question
1.
Create
one
research
question
and
select
a
data
set
to
test
your
research
question.
Your
research
question
should
be
one
of
the
two
types
outlined
in
“Data
and
Research
Questions.”
Note
that
the
data
set
should
align
with
the
research
question
and
contains
at
least
20
observations.
State
the
research
question
and
data
source.
Research
question:
How
does
the
size
affect
the
survival
rate
o
elephant
seals?
Data
source:
https://www.usgs.gov/publications/effects-body-size-and-climate-post-weaning—survival-
elephant-seals-heard-island
Question
2.
Identify
the
variable(s)
to
test
your
research
question.
The
variables
for
my
topic
are
the
#
of
seals
being
born
and
the
temperature.
Question
3.
Using
Excel,
calculate
the
descriptive
statistics
(mean,
standard
deviation,
and
five
number
summary)
of
your
data
set.
If
your
research
question
is
to
compare
the
mean
of
two
groups,
calculate
the
descriptive
statistics
for
each
group’s
data
set.
(25%)
Sample
Mean
Standard
Minimum
|
Q1
Median
Q3
Maximum
size
(n)
deviation
29
297.31
106.48
266
144
278
486
333
Question
4.
Using
Excel,
create
a
histogram(s)
with
your
data.
If
your
research
question
is
to
compare
the
means
of
two
groups,
create
two
histograms
(one
for
each
group).
Conventions
of
Writing:
Read
and
check
grammatical
errors
before
submission.
