Group #, leader, other members

Summary (Short Title)

Outcome

1. Colin Zima, Paul Parmley, Jon Shearin

Olympic medals vs. population

Weak positive linear correlation (r = 0.33) found between population and summer 2000 medal count.

2. Yoon Cho, Tad Bardenwerper, Francois Rodamar

Points per game vs. free-throw percentage for top 50 NBA scorers

Weak negative linear correlation (r = –0.33) found between points per game and free-throw percentage in 1999-2000 regular season.

3. Nate Guggenheim, David Pachner, Marc Peñalver-Aguila

Modem speed vs. time spent surfing the Web

Two-way table suggests positive association between modem speed and degree of Internet usage (categorized as low, medium, or high).

4. Jake Lau, Mike Matthews, Fareed Melhem

Weight vs. number of push-ups

Very weak positive linear correlation (r = 0.07) found between weight and number of pushups subject could complete in 60 sec.

5. Arthur Peterson, Chris Eby, Sam Goldberg

College academic rating vs. cost of school

Weak positive linear correlation (r = 0.395) found between college/univ. academic rating in publication (The 331 Best Colleges) and cost of tuition.

6. Camille Green, Sam Mock, Will Wilkins

Hand-eye coordination vs. athletic involvement

In the measure used (number of tries needed for success in ball-and-cup game), males outperformed females. "Serious" athletes of both genders outperformed "less serious" athletes.

7. Will Rawson, Ed Ferrer, Ruben Harutunian

Olympic medals vs. GDP

Moderately strong positive association found between GDP and Olympic medal count

8. Claire DeBord, Michael McCullough, Simon Quint

Students’ accidents/moving violations vs. amount of homework

Overall, data showed a negative correlation between HW hrs. and number of accidents/moving violations. However, STA males showed a positive correlation, while NCS females showed a negative correlation.

9. David Waikart, Rob Gillette, Brian Rabbitt

Form/grade vs. rating of new STA schedule

Approval rating of the new schedule is higher among younger students (Forms III and IV about the same, Forms V and VI noticeably lower).

10. Portia Mills, Robby Andreoli, John Martin

Number of cars vs. number of sports

No real association found between average number of cars in household and a student’s varsity/JV sport count.

11. Josh Holland, Nik Raman, Mr. Constantine

Internet time vs. TV time

For STA students, there is essentially no association between hours spent on Internet and hours spent watching TV.