Project : Students’ Choice Awards
Maximum of 3 People per project: Team Leader and Writer (1)
Market Researcher (1)
Data Processing Technicians (1)
Team Leader and Writer Responsibilities
Article for “Near the Edge” Magazine
(summary written as a journal article ) ( 10 marks )
Five minute Presentation to class ( 5 marks )
Letter Requesting Permission to Conduct Survey ( 2 marks )
Short Description of Sampling Method
(what type of method is it? what is the population ?
what is the sample?) ( 3 marks )
Help Researcher and Technician
Market Researcher Responsibilities
Survey Form Before and After Field Test ( 5 marks )
Discussion of Survey Form Before and After Field Test ( 3 marks )
Distribution and collection of surveys
(do you think your sample valid and reliable?) ( 4 marks )
histogram(s), mean, mode, median, percentages ( 8 marks )
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A QUESTION WHICH GENERATES A LIST OF NUMBERS
FOR YOU TO PLOT IN A HISTOGRAM { a bar graph and a histogram are not the same thing }
Data Processing Technician Responsibilities
Analysis of Final Results ( bar graphs, percentages,
circle graphs, histogram, mean, mode, median) ( 20 marks )
Timeline
1. Description of the survey
Description of Sampling Method
Letter requesting permission
First attempt at survey form
2. Analysis of Field Test (and create a new survey if any changes need to be made)
3. Survey Distributed and Collected
4. Analysis of Survey Results
5. Article for “Near the Edge”
6. Presentation