Overview
Part 1: Developing a Research Question & Selecting Bivariate Data
For the final project you will determine whether there is sufficient evidence of difference between two variables. For part 1, you will develop a research question and select bivariate data for analysis. Your research question and data selection must be approved by the instructor. 1. Research question: To develop your research question, consider things that you are interested in or wondering about that may be answered with bivariate (two sets of) data. Some possible student research questions are: • Do movies with a higher production budget result in a higher worldwide gross revenue? • Do NFL athletes with higher QB performance have higher salaries? • Do states with a higher college degree rate have a lower poverty rate? • Do Coca-Cola beverages with higher sugar content have more calories? • Do countries that consume more coffee per capita have longer working hours? • Does a doctor with more residential training have higher salaries in New York? • Do cars with more engine horsepower have higher average miles per gallon? • Do counties, states, or regions with higher college degree rates have higher median income? • Do countries with higher women’s education levels have lower infant mortality rates? • Do heavier baseball players have higher hitting averages? • Do soccer players with a higher FIFA rating earn more money? • Do YouTube Channels with a higher number of subscribers have a higher view count? • Do Major League Baseball pitchers with a lower Earned Run Average have a higher number of credited wins? (The number of wins credited to the pitcher within one year’s regular season.) • Do states with a higher median household income have a higher percentage of homeless people? • Do brands of cars in the United States with more horsepower cost more? • Do states with a higher number of registered nurses (per 100,000 residents) have a higher median salary? • Do states with higher percentages of immigration population have a higher crime rate? • Do countries with high education levels have a lower fertility rate? • Do states with higher Flu Vaccine Rates have lower Influenza/Pneumonia death rates?