Natalie Morlan Term Project Part 1

1. I would like to work with data set 4, if thats ok.

2. The data for this set was obtained from students in their freshmen ear of colle!e. "ualitati#e data was obtained $!ender% as well as &uantitati#e $wei!ht in k! and 'MI%, in both (e)tember and *)ril of their freshmen ear. The stud was meant to e+)lore the realit of the ,-reshmen 1.,/ a )henomenon in which it is widel thou!ht that students in their freshmen ear of colle!e !ain wei!ht. 0esults of the stud were )ublished in the 1ournal of *merican 2olle!e 3ealth, #ol. .., no.1, ). 41 on 1ul 1, 2445 in an article entitled ,2han!es in 'od 6ei!ht and -at Mass of Men and 6omen in the -irst 7ear of 2olle!e8 * (tud of the 9-reshmen 1./.

Natalie Morlan Term Project Part II, Individual Portion

2. The simple random sample was obtained by using the sampling option in StatCrunch. The sample size (n=35) and category were manually entered, and the computer randomly chose data from that category to put into the sample. The systematic sample was obtained by manually selecting every second datum from the category.

3. Analysis of the simple random sample suggested that 51.43% of participants were female, and 48.57% were male. Conversely, analysis of the systematic sample indicated that 48.57% were female, and 51.43% were male. The two sample sets, while one suggests participation that is slightly more female and the other suggest participation that is slightly more male, both indicate participation between genders that is roughly equal. Actual percentage differences between the two are minimal and would likely be eliminated had the original population/sample set been larger. Results between the two sample sets are approximately the same.

4. Population data revealed that 52.24% of participants were female and 47.76% were male. Both sample sets were relatively close to this, with the simple random sample being slightly more accurate. The relative closeness of the sample set data to that of the actual population indicate that the sample sets were indeed random.

Natalie Morlan, Term Project Part 3b 1. Summary statistics: Simple Random Sample Column Mean Std. dev. Median (Q2) Min Max Q1 Simple Random 65.1 11.9 64 42 97 57 Summary statistics: Systematic Sample Column Mean Std. dev. Median (Q2) Systematic 65.8 11.8 65

Q3 69

Min 42

Max 97

Q1 57

Q3 71

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3. The distributions of all three data sets (population, simple random sample, and systematic sample) all appear to be normal, and are very similar to one another. Histogram curves are bell shaped and roughly symmetrical. Slight differences in symmetry of the sample sets could be due to the relatively small sample size, and would likely be alleviated had the sample size been larger. Because the boxplots and histograms of both sample sets are so similar to those of the population, it can be concluded that the sampling method was indeed random and the samples are representative of the population as a whole.

Natalie Morlan Term Project Part 4, Individual Portion 4-10-2014

5. We are 95% confidant that the interval from 0.47 to 0.79 contains the true proportion of

female participants in the Freshmen 15 study. We are 95% confidant that the interval from 61.0kg to 69.2kg contains the true mean September
weight of participants in the Freshmen 15 study. We are 95% confidant that the interval from 6.23 to 15.59 contains the true standard deviation of September weights of participants in the Freshmen 15 study.

6. With values of 0.52 (proportion of women), 65.1kg (mean September weight), and 11.3kg (Stdev, September weight), the true population parameters do fit within our calculated intervals.

Natalie Morlan Term Project Part 5 4-16-14

1. Level of significance: 0.05 2. Proportion of female participants in the Freshmen 15 study H0: p=0.5224 H1: p0.5224 Using the simple random sample: n=35 x=18 p^ = 18/35 = 0.5143 p = 0.5224 q = 1-p = 0.4776 z=
^

= -0.096

P value (two tailed test) = 0.923 Because the P value is greater than , we fail to reject H0, and there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the proportion of female participants in the Freshmen 15 study is not equal to 0.5224. 3. Mean September weight of students in the Freshmen 15 study H0: =65.1 H1: 65.1 Using simple random sample: n=35 =65.1 =65.1 =11.3 z=

=0

P value (two tailed test)= 1.00

Because the P value is greater than , we fail to reject H0, and there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean September weight of students in the Freshmen 15 study is not equal to 65.1.

4. The sample described in #2 meets the requirements for performing the test because it is a simple random sample, meets the requirements for a binomial distribution, and both np and nq are greater than 5. The sample described in #3 meets the requirements for performing the test because it is a simple random sample, and at 35, n is greater than 30.