DataAnalysisMathAssignment

ResultsSection
IsthereadifferencebetweentheDailyChallengecompletionrateamong
thethreedifferentgroups?

Appendix:
ThenumbersbelowrepresenthowmanystudentsrespondedyestocompletingtherequirementfortheirNutrition
andActivityplansinBiologyoverthecourseofthreeweeks.

Week1

Control23Students

Meditation24Students

Running/Exercise23
Students

Nutrition

12

13

12

Activity

18

15

13

Week2

Control

Meditation

Running/Exercise

Nutrition

11

12

Activity

12

Week3

Control

Meditation

Running/Exercise

Nutrition

11

Activity

10

#ofblankspaces
(nonparticipants)

Control

Meditation

Running/Exercise

Week1

Week2

10

Week3

11

10

OverallAmount

Control

Meditation

Running/Exercise

Nutrition

34

33

24

Activity

40

32

26

ZScore:(amountofpeoplethatrespondedyesforbothnutritionandactivity)
Period1:7.33
Period2:5.77
Period3:3.19

Analyzation:
Belowarethepercentagesofhowmanystudentscompletedthegoalseachweekforeachclass.

Week1

Control

Meditation

Running/Exercise

Nutrition

52%

54%

52%

Activity

78%

62%

56%

Week2

Control

Meditation

Running/Exercise

Nutrition

47%

50%

30%

Activity

52%

37%

30%

Week3

Control

Meditation

Running/Exercise

Nutrition

47%

33%

21%

Activity

43%

33%

26%

FiveNumberSummaries:

ControlGroup:
Minimum:10
Q1:11
Median:11.5
Q3:12
Maximum:18

MeditationGroup:
Minimum:8
Q1:8
Median:10.5
Q3:13
Maximum:15

Exercise/RunningGroup:
Minimum:5
Q1:6
Median:7
Q3:12
Maximum:13

Theseareourfinalgraphstocomparetheoverallamountofyesresponseseachgrouphadoverthe
threeweeks.

Analyzation:
Itisveryclearbyobservingthepiechartsthattheamountofpeoplethatrespondedyesdecreasesoverthe
threeweeks.Period4haslowervaluescomparedtoPeriods1and2.Although,moststudentsfromPeriod4didnotfill
outaresponsewhatsoeverinWeeks3and4.Itisimportanttorecognizehowmanystudentsdidnotfillinthechart
witharesponseeachweekinordertounderstandthedata.Thisisjustonefactorthatcouldaffectthedata.Ourdatais
veryconfusingsincewearedealingwithatimeframeaswellastwodifferentvariables.Eventhoughthedatais
quantitative,apiechartwasusedbecauseofthedifficultyofcomprehendingthedata.Thethoughtwasthatapiechart
couldeasilydemonstratewhichclasshadthemostamountofyesresponsesforeachweekandeachvariable.Itwas
hardtofigureouthowwecoulddisplaythisdatawithahistogram.Welatercreatedboxplotstocomparethefive
numbersummariesofeachgroup.Itisnoticeablewiththeboxplotsthatthemedianislowerandthemaximumis
usuallyaveryskewednumber.Onethingthatisverynoticeablewiththechartsisthedifferenceinnumbersbetween
NutritionandActivity.Itseemsthatmoresstudentscompletedtherequiredamountofphysicalactivityoverthe
requirementforreachingnutritionalgoals.