Question

STATISTICS IN PRACTICE:
This is a group assignment that seeks to reveal students understanding of statistics in general and it’s practical usefulness. The following are the guidelines;
1.      Each group has to identify a natural process or activity and gather data about/from the process.
2.      Data gathered can be in real time or historical. You can pick the data from government websites (e.g. Ghana statistical service) or company websites (sales data etc.)
3.      Sample size of collected data should not be less than fifty (50).
4.      Construct a grouped frequency distribution for the data gathered.
5.      Present your data using any three of the graphical representation methods you have studied.
6.      Evaluate any three measures of central tendency for the data. What is the meaning of these values.
7.      Evaluate any three measures of dispersion for the data. What is the meaning of these values.
8.      Summarize the characteristics of the data and discuss your results.
9.      Groups are to present their work in Microsoft word by the submission date. The written report should bear the center name name, student name and index number of every member in the group.
10.  The written report should start with an introduction of the organisation and/or process chosen and then continue with the presentation of raw collected data, organizing and classification of the data, presentation of data (using descriptive statistics), analysis, interpretation and discussion of results.
11.  Grading will be based on innovativeness, accuracy of data collection, analysis and subsequent interpretations as well as the ability of each group member to present with clarity of thought. How the group as a whole is able to respond to questions concerning the work presented will also be taken into consideration.

Answer 1