Probability and Statistics

There are a series of activities that you will be participating in.  Some of them will be group activities while others will be individual activities; each one will be designated as such.  The group activities will take place with the group you were assigned to at the beginning of the year.  There will be times when the group needs to do work together and times when each member must contribute their own work (this is ellaborated on more when discussing each separate project)  If you have any questions feel free to visit my blog and poste a comment to "Probability and Statistics Assignment".  http://nml136.blogspot.com/
 

1. Due Week 1:
Create your own mini experiments using probability and then record the statistics that you acquired.  This will be a group project.  Each member of the group will do their own trials with the mini experiments and then collaborate the results 
     -  In order to complete this assignment you will have to review the concepts of probability.  Visit the following websites for help
                    AAA Math
                    http://www.aaastudy.com/sta-prob-simple.htm
                    This website will help you learn, practice, play, and explore probability.
     -  Create your own scenarios and record the probability.  Then participate in those scenarios and record the results.  For more information on what mini experiments to explore use the following wiki site.  Click on Home, then Discussion, and the Probability.  Your information should be typed up using Microsoft Word.
                    nml136
                    http://nml136.wikispaces.com/
                    This wiki present examples of what mini scenarios look like
     -  You will also quiz yourself using the following links:
                    FunTrivia.com
                    http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Basic-Probability-Theory-293008.html
                    "Basic Probability Theory" quiz,
                    http://www.funtrivia.com/flashquiz/index.cfm?qid=269306
                    Statistics and Probability on "Pick A Card, Any Card",
                    http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/A-Matter-of-Probability-280045.html
                    "A Matter of Probability" quiz,   
                    http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Dice-Probabilities-268305.html
                    "Dice Probabilities" quiz, AND  
                    http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Practical-Probability-210656.html
                    "Practical Probability" quiz
     - The graded quizzes should be printed out and turned in.           
     - Visit this website to use the Probability Explorer and particpate in the examples they provide.
                    Probability Explorer
                    http://probexplorer.com/index.html
                    This site provides "a research-based software application designed with tools that enable students and teachers to design, simulate, and analyze a variety of probabilistic situations".
 

2. Due Week 2:
Create a game that utilizes the laws of probability.  This will be a group project.
     - Determine which element of your game is going to be using probability.
     - The game should accommodate 2 to 8 players.
     - Make sure to include how probability is being used, the objective of the game, the "how to play" and the rules.  These should be typed up.
     - Have fun and be creative!
 

3. Due Week 3:
Find statistics on events or studies that happen in real life that you are interested in (e.g. tornadoes, population, car accidents, etc).  This will be an individual project.
     - Research up to date information on your topic using the internet.  Make sure your information is reliable.  For information on how to evaluate a website, visit the following link
                  Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask 
                  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
                  Teachniques for evaluating websites.
     - Type up the data using Microsoft Word.
 

4. Due Week 4:
Create a survey where both qualitative and quantitative information is researched.  This will be a group project. 
     - Compile a survey of ten items.  Three of these items must be age, height, and hometown.
     - The remaining seven items the group should make up and they should be creative.
     - In order to obtain the information for the survey you are encouraged to use Myspace or Facebook.  If you do not have a Myspace or Facebook page, then printed out surveys will be accepted.
     - The data should be analyzed in Microsoft Excel.  The information required in the spreadsheet is as follows: mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, a correlation between the quantitative information as well as a regression between the quantitative information.  For more information on statistics visit the following website.  Click on the descriptive statistcs and correlation links on the left hand side of the page.
                    Learning Statistics
                    http://library.thinkquest.org/C0122162/
                    This site contains "basic knowledge on different elements of statistics and how each element of Statistics is used".

                    You will also quiz yourself using the following links
                    FunTrivia.com
                    http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Mean-Mode-and-Median-289559.html
                    "Mean, Mode, and Median" quiz
                     http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/Statistics-101-78896.html
                    "Statistics 101"
     - The graded quizzes should be printed out and turned in.

5. Due week 5:
Find a sporting event that you are interested in and research the stats associated with it.  This will be an individual project.  You should make sure the information that you acquire is up to date.
     - Record the information into Microsoft Word.
     - After each statistic you should include a three sentence description of what it means.
     - For each statistic you should include one sentence saying how the stat could be improved and one sentence saying how the stat could be made worse.

6. Due Week 6:
Participate in an online game and keep track of and recors your stats and analyze them.  This will be a group project.
     - Decide on an online game that all group members will participate it.
     - As a group determine which statistics are going to be recorded (e.g. how many times a certain level is reached, an individual's mean score, the group's mean score, etc).  The information should be analyzed in Micorsoft Excel.
     - Each member of the group plays the online game at least 15 times.  The group then collaborates their information using Google Docs.  Here is the website:
                    Google Docs
                    https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&continue=http%3A//docs.google.com/?tab=wo&followup=http%3A//docs.google.com/?tab=wo
                    This application allows users to create and share information online.