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Final Project - Elementary Applied Statistics | STAT 280, Exams of Statistics

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Material Type: Exam; Class: ELEMENTARY APPLIED STATISTICS; Subject: Statistics; University: Rice University; Term: Fall 2002;

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Stat 280: Elementary Applied Statistics
Final Project, Due Wednesday 5/8/2002 by 5:00 p.m.
Name(s): ____________________
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____________________
Honor Pledge (required): _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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Instructions:
1. Please write on your own paper. Either use a word processor or legible handwriting.
A fraction (up to 1/10) of your project grade will be based upon the presentation of
your work.
2. You may work in groups of up to three students enrolled in the STAT 280 class this
semester. Only one copy of the project needs to be turned in but please make sure that
the names of all members of the group are included. Members of a group will receive
the same grade for the project.
3. You may consult any reference materials as long as appropriate citations are made.
Calculators and software may be used. You are allowed to discuss the work of the
project with members of your group ONLY. Questions regarding the project should
be addressed to your labbies and instructor ONLY.
4. In order to get full credit for a question, all answers must be explained in full.
Formulas used in your calculations must be stated clearly.
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**Stat 280: Elementary Applied Statistics Final Project, Due Wednesday 5/8/2002 by 5:00 p.m. Name(s): ____________________

Honor Pledge (required): _____________________________________________

Instructions:**

  1. Please write on your own paper. Either use a word processor or legible handwriting. A fraction (up to 1/10) of your project grade will be based upon the presentation of your work.
  2. You may work in groups of up to three students enrolled in the STAT 280 class this semester. Only one copy of the project needs to be turned in but please make sure that the names of all members of the group are included. Members of a group will receive the same grade for the project.
  3. You may consult any reference materials as long as appropriate citations are made. Calculators and software may be used. You are allowed to discuss the work of the project with members of your group ONLY. Questions regarding the project should be addressed to your labbies and instructor ONLY.
  4. In order to get full credit for a question, all answers must be explained in full. Formulas used in your calculations must be stated clearly.

This project asks you to analyze the names of students enrolled at Rice University this academic year 2001-2002. You will study the number of letters in the first names as well as the last names of the students. Part I. Exploratory Analysis

  1. Take a sample of about 5% of the student population at Rice. Describe in one paragraph (no more than 100 words) your sampling procedure to obtain a sample as close to random as possible. Attach a print out of your data as an appendix.
  2. Use suitable graphics to display the distributions for the variables X and Y respectively denoting the number of letters in the first and last names. Comment on the shape of distributions. Obtain summary statistics to give information (e.g., center, spread, outliers, etc.) about your sample data.
  3. Explore the relationship between the variables X and Y. Does there seem to be any linear relationship? If so, describe the relationship and comment on the direction and strength of the relationship. If not, explain what leads you to make such a conclusion. Part II. Statistical Inference
  4. Estimate the mean numbers of letters in the first and last names of Rice students. State how confident you are in your estimates and provide the margin of error. Suggest what you should do if you wish to keep your confidence level the same but reduce the margin of error by half.
  5. Test the validity of the hypothesis that the first name of a Rice student is shorter than his/her last name.
  6. Consider a name short if it is no more than five (5) letters long. Estimate the proportions of short first names and short last names among Rice students. State how confident you are in your estimates and provide the margin of error.
  7. Design a suitable statistical study (including the sampling procedure) to test the hypothesis that the proportion of short first names is higher than the proportion of short last names among Rice students. State any assumptions you have made. What is your conclusion?