(LR-1) Describe your topic, provide your data, and cite your source. Collect at least 8 data points. Label appropriately. (Highly recommended: Post this information in the Linear Model Project discussion as well as in your completed project. Include a brief informative description in the title of your posting. Each student must use different data.)
The
idea with the discussion posting is two-fold: (1) To share your
interesting project idea with your classmates, and (2) To give me a
chance to give you a brief thumbs-up or thumbs-down about your proposed
topic and data. Sometimes students get off on the wrong foot or
misunderstand the intent of the project, and your posting provides an
opportunity for some feedback. Remark: Students may choose similar topics, but must have different data sets.
For example, several students may be interested in a particular Olympic
sport, and that is fine, but they must collect different data, perhaps
from different events or different gender.
(LR-2) Plot
the points (x, y) to obtain a scatterplot. Use an appropriate scale on
the horizontal and vertical axes and be sure to label carefully. Visually
judge whether the data points exhibit a relatively linear trend. (If
so, proceed. If not, try a different topic or data set.)