Statistics

Finite Mathematics & Modeling (MATH 125) is a general education course designed to assist students in the development of critical life skills. One of the goals of this assignment is to assess students’ competence for each of these objectives:

I. Written and Oral Communication Skills – examine the mathematical contributions made by people from diverse cultures throughout history, and their social, and cultural significance (CCO 14),

II. Critical Analysis and Reasoning – evaluate cultural and social applications and approaches to statistical analysis (CCO16),

III. Technological Competence – apply technology to the solution of mathematical problems (CCO9),

IV. Information Literacy – find, evaluate, use, and cite academic resources for conducting research in mathematics (CCO17),

V. Scientific and Quantitative or Logical Reasoning – describe, numerically and graphically, various forms and presentations of statistical data (CCO13).

In addition to the above general education objectives, this assignment assesses students’ understanding and application of the following skills and knowledge specific to Finite Mathematics & Modeling (MATH 125).

Elementary Statistics:

· Descriptive statistics

· Statistical displays of data

· Analyzing and interpreting statistics in a global community

ASSIGNMENT:

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to analyze and compare two sets of data using the statistical methods discussed in this course.

Audience: The audience for your report will be your instructor. In general, assume the person reading your report has little background knowledge of historical racing times, but enough background knowledge in statistics to be able to understand your analysis.

Directions: Please respond to all questions using complete sentences, linking your mathematical statements with proper exposition. Be sure to satisfy the length requirement for questions that indicate one.

ASSIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS:

· This assignment is to be completed individually as a take-home project. The length of your report should be adequate to have fully answered each question.

· Your project should be typed; however, mathematical calculations may be handwritten.

· Your facts must be properly cited with in-text parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page.

For citation, use the Modern Language Association (MLA) format and use parenthetical citation with a Works Cited list as the final page (non-content page).

Purdue University offers a very good online reference at their Writing Lab’s website.