1: Select a Dataset

Find a dataset on the Internet (you can choose any field e.g. sports, finance, manufacturing, weather, health and wellness, technology, sports and leisure). Save this data in an Excel spreadsheet. You must be able to quote the source of your dataset (e.g., provide the internet link the data was downloaded from in your typed word document). The data you choose must contain TWO or more variables and more than twenty individuals (people or objects described by a set of data).

2: Analyse Your Data.

Refer to your dataset and answer the following questions. a. Formulate a research question that can be answered using your dataset?

b. Define the target population and describe the sample in the context of your data.

c. What are the two main variables in your dataset? Classify these variables either as nominal, ordinal, discrete or continuous?

d. What kind of issues did you face in this data collection? 1

e. Summarise your data using appropriate graphical displays and numerical summaries.

3: Write Your Report

Cut and paste all relevant computer output with your analysis. Be sure to include both computer output and your discussion of that output in every case. As you discuss each analysis, be sure to interpret what you are finding in the context of your data situation. Include the following. Introduction:

Give a reference for your data and describe all relevant variables. Include a copy of the dataset.

Analysis of One Quantitative Variable:

For at least one of the quantitative variables, include summary statistics (mean, standard deviation, five number summary) and at least one appropriate graphical display. Are there any outliers? Is the distribution symmetric, skewed, or some other shape?

Analysis of One Categorical Variable:

For at least one of the categorical variables, include a frequency table, a relative frequency table and at least one appropriate graphical display.

Conclusion:

Briefly summarise the most interesting features of your data