Part 1: Developing a Research Question & Selecting Bivariate Data

For the final project you will determine whether there is sufficient evidence of linear correlation between two variables. For part 1, you will develop a research question and select bivariate data for analysis. Your research question and data selection must be approved.

1. Research question:

To develop your research question, consider things that you are interested in or wondering about that may be answered with bivariate (two sets of) data.

Some past student research questions were:

• Do movies with a higher production budget result in a higher worldwide gross revenue?
• Do NFL athletes with higher QB performance have higher salaries?
• Do states with a higher college degree rate have a lower poverty rate?
• Do Coca-Cola beverages with higher sugar content have more calories?
• Do countries that consume more coffee per capita have longer working hours?
• Does a doctor with more residential training have higher salaries in Georgia?
• Do cars with more engine horsepower have higher average miles per gallon?
• Do counties or regions with higher college degree rates have higher median income?
• Do countries with higher women's education levels have lower infant mortality rates?
• Do heavier baseball players have higher hitting averages?
• Do soccer players with a higher FIFA rating earn more money?
• Do YouTube Channels with a higher number of subscribers have a higher view count?
• Do Major League Baseball pitchers with a lower Earned Run Average have a higher number of credited wins? (The number of wins credited to the pitcher within the 2017 regular season.)
• Do states with a higher median household income have a higher percentage of homeless people?
• Do brands of cars in the United States with more horsepower cost more?
• Do states with a higher number of registered nurses (per 100,000 residents) have a higher median salary?
• Do states with higher percentages of immigration population have a higher crime rate?
• Do countries with high education levels have a lower fertility rate?
• Do states with higher Flu Vaccine Rates have lower Influenza/Pneumonia death rates?
• Do states with higher median household income have lower violent crime rates?

write your research question here: