Statistics AssignmentDo it yourself

Your MissionInvestigate a data set using the PPDAC methodThe data set (General Social Survey) is on Ranginet.You MUST:

Pose an appropriate COMPARISON questionPlan your attackData

State if/how you are cleaning the data If you are taking a smaller sample you need to state how

Analyse the data Dot Plot Box and Whisker

Conclude Make a call! Justify it.

What is it?The General Social Survey (GSS) conducts basic

scientific research on the structure and development of American society with a data-collection program designed to both monitor social change within the United States and to compare the United States to other nations. The GSS data sets contain a standard ‘core’ of demographic and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest, representing the population of American adults, 18 years of age or older. Many of the core questions have remain unchanged since 1972 to facilitate time trend studies as well as replication of earlier findings.

IDRACEAGESEXMARITAL STATUSHIGHEST DEGREEHIGHEST YEAR SCHOOLFATHER HIGHEST DEGREEFATHER HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOLMOTHER HIGHEST DEGREEMOTHER HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOLSPOUSE HIGHEST DEGREESPOUSE HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOLBORN IN THIS COUNTRYNUMBER OF SIBLINGSNUMBER OF CHILDRENIDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDRENAGE WHEN 1ST CHILD BORNPERSONS IN HOUSEHOLDLABOR FORCE STATUSINCOMEFAMILY INCOMEHOW MANY IN FAMILY EARNED MONEYOPINION OF FAMILY INCOMESATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATIONCHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATIONSUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

WEEKS WORKED LAST YEARLIKELY TO LOSE JOBUS CITIZENSPEAK LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISHPARTY AFFILIATIONMARIJUANA BE MADE LEGALLIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVEDEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERMAIN SOURCE OF NEWSHOW OFTEN READ NEWSPAPERGUN IN HOMELIVING STANDARD COMPARED TO PARENTSOWN OR RENT HOMEHOURS PER DAY WATCHING TVHIGHEST LEVEL OF MATH COMPLETED IN HSQUALITY OF SCIENCE & MATH EDUC IN US IS INADEQUATEQUALITY OF SCIENCE & MATH EDUC IN US IS INADEQUATEWORDS CORRECT IN VOCAB TESTRELIGIOUS PREFERENCEHOW RELIGIOUSCONDITION OF HEALTHCONFID IN EDUCATIONCONFID IN PRESSCONFID IN TELEVISIONLIFE EXCITING OR DULLGENERAL HAPPINESSHAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE

How to do graphsDot Plots (in excel)

http://processtrends.com/pg_charts_dot_plots.htm

Box and Whiskerhttp://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/B

oxPlot/

Tinkerplotshttp://www.keypress.com/x2842.xml

For help : http://www.billpegram.com/ed554/fall06/tinkerplots.html

For the free 20 minute trial, you can make preview your option.

Using Tinkerplots

To get the cards section just click on Cards and drag into the window.

You can copy data from an excel spreadsheet and right click on the cards section. Then you can Paste Cases.

You can make a graph by clicking and dragging the Plot icon

You can decide what data goes into the graph by clicking the attribute you want and dragging it to one of the axes.

You can change the size of the

dots

You can choose a box and

whisker from here

To capture pictures you can use Jing.Just capture, copy, and paste into your wiki.

The Wiki Parthttp://10max.wikispaces.com/

Sign in!

This is where you will go to make a new

page for your group

This is where to look at the assignment requirements

Put the name of your group hereThen click create

You can upload files (eg images) here

You can write in here

If all else fails....http://wheretostartwithwikisandblogs.wikispa

ces.com/

It’ll tell you all you need to know.