1. Use information from the CDC
2. In the search bar type: Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths
3. Pick a DataSet and download the PDF document and make note of the volume, number, and date. For example you could use the National Vital Statistics Reports,
4. Pick the same month/year combination for each data set. For example, choosing September of 2009
5. Preliminary Calculations
6. Summarize table for 1. Live Births, 2. Deaths, 3. Marriages, and 4. Divorces highlighting themean, median, sample standard deviation, minimum and maximum valuesfor each the data sets. You will haveFOURtables using the list of values of each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico (You will have 52 numbers for each data set).
7. With the information that you gather from the summary tables, test the following (you can use excel when appropriate):Hypothesis Testing
8. Determine if there is sufficient evidence to conclude the average amount of births is over 5000 in the United States and territories at the 0.05 level of significance.
9. Determine if there is sufficient evidence to conclude the average amount of deaths is equal to 6000 in the United States and territories at the 0.10 level of significance.
10. Determine if there is sufficient evidence to conclude the average amount of marriages is greater or equal to 2500 in the United States and territories at the .05 level of significance.
11. Determine if there is sufficient evidence to conclude the average amount of divorces is less than or equal to 4000 in the United States and territories at the 0.10 level of significance.

For each of the tests above, in your report, be sure to

1. Clearly state a null and alternative hypothesis
2. Give the value of the test statistic
3. Report the P-Value
4. Clearly state your conclusion (Reject the Null or Fail to Reject the Null)
5. Explain what your conclusion means in context of the data.

Lastly, propose and conduct your own test of hypothesis about the Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce data that you have been analyzing. Make sure to follow the five steps above.