Podcast+Requirements

Here is an outline of the minimum requirements for your podcast and written paper.

1. Start • Find a relative topic with quantitative data values. • Develop a hypothesis statement or state a reason for the study. • You should also make a prediction of what you will find once the project is complete. This will be part of your summary. • The study must be something meaningful.

2. Gather data • Data must be quantitative • Data must be relevant • 50 pieces of data minimum • You may gather the data yourself or use data from a RELIABLE source that I have approved ahead of time. • Web sites must include a web page evaluation.

3. Construct a relative frequency distribution • Appropriate number of classes • Correct class width • Include limits, boundaries, midpoints, frequency, cumulative frequency and relative frequency.

4. Calculate the measures of central tendency using your GROUPED data. • Grouped Mean • Median • Modal Class

5. Calculate the measures of variance using your Grouped data. • Grouped Standard Deviation

6. Display the data using TWO appropriate graphs of your choice

7. Written summary of your data • your hypothesis or introduction statement • background on your subject using 2 sources • works cited page • MLA format using parenthetical notation • your conclusion and thoughts about your project and your findings • minimum 2 pages

8. Podcast or iMovie of your project minimum of 3 minutes.