1. Goals:
• Collect and
analyze information to make decision about what food items to purchase
•
Decide which descriptive statistics to use to report (and display)
preference items
• Construct
a statistics-based presentation individually and as members of a team
to communicate the results of the survey and to justify the decisions
taken.
2. Materials:
Internet access
E-mail access
Surveys
Paper to keep truck of the results
3. Suggested time line:
• 1st Day--Discussion of the
problem. Explore various possibilities. Make a decision based on
chosen criteria.
• 2nd and 3rd Days--Collect
data and analyze
• 4th and 5th Days--Construct
a statistics-based presentation
4. Evaluation:
• On-going
through the problems suggested on the homepage
• Discuss
the results with your group. Review the procedures you followed
• Write
a brief report how you obtained the data, analyzed it and decided which
statistics to use to report and display the inventory data
• Prepare
html document, including response form, to make the data
available to students at other schools
for analysis and feedback.
• Be
able to discuss solutions to some of the "Sample questions"
