Create a report that uses the simulations conducted in class to either confirm or refute the claim
Question:
Create a report that uses the simulations conducted in class to either confirm or refute the claim made by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) regarding the duration of distraction that occurs while texting.http://stoptextsstopwrecks.org/post/129602381604/driving-fact (Note:this is a project please use excel powerpoint to show this report).
Describe the simulation itself in detail, explaining the ways in which it was adapted from one round to the subsequent rounds.
Create a boxplot for each round of the simulation to determine if there exist any outliers that occurred during the course of this experiment in any of the rounds.
Calculate the sample mean and sample standard deviation for each round (if applicable, excluding values that you demonstrated were outliers in question 2). From these simulations, do you agree or disagree with the study conducted by VTTI? Why or why not?
Recognizing that the formula for distance is distance = rate * time, how far would you travel if you took your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds? How far would you have traveled if you instead used the smallest of the mean values found in question 3?
Discuss why you think the values in the different simulations varied and why you think one round had time values either greater than, less than, or equal to the other(s).
What do all of these calculations seem to imply about texting while driving? Is there a need for this campaign, and if so, what specific policies would you recommend?
Data from the Simulations
Simulation 1 | 4.37, 6.11, 12.35, 7.58, 18.79, 18.11, 20.7, 18.1, 15.18, 9.27, 26.25, 20.18, 31.65, 33.28, 13.8, 12.99, 27.0, 16.0, 17.0, 16.0, 13.21, 1.12, 2.2, 3.1, 4.7 |
Simulation 2 | 10.4, 11.23, 3.76, 12.8, 12.58, 21.46, 25.4, 22.22, 12.35, 20.38, 23.82, 28.18, 22.21, 13.77, 6.57, 7.04, 8.43, 19.11, 10.0, 20.49, 15.31, 21.59, 21.5, 23.22, 26.53, 9.59, 23.03, 26.1, 23.55, 14.6, 17.63 |
Simulation 3 | 20.38, 23.82, 28.18, 22.21, 6.57, 7.04, 8.43, 19.11, 17.05, 8.35, 23.23, 18.18, 29.45, 10.61 |
Statistics The Exploration & Analysis of Data
ISBN: 978-1133164135
7th edition
Authors: Roxy Peck, Jay L. Devore