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Practicum: What Stresses Us?

Practicum: What Stresses Us?

Objective

You will use RStudio to make graphical representations or numerical summaries of your Stress/Chill and Personality Color data to answer research questions.

Instructions

  1. Using what you learned in Lab 2G, Getting It Together, you will complete the task outlined in the Unit 2,Practicum 3: What Stresses Us? handout.

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You made a data set that combines your Stress/Chill data with your Personality Color data. You will use this data to answer the following research questions:

  • Do color personalities really predict a person’s personality?

  • Do people with different personality colors tend to have different stress levels?

Task

Based on the merged data, you need to:

  1. Write a one-page report to address these research questions. Use the Data Cycle. Your analysis should include both numerical methods (means, medians, etc.) and graphical methods (plots). The research questions are fairly broad, so you should first think of simpler statistical questions you could ask that would address these research questions.

  2. In your report, be sure to:

    a. Provide the plot(s) and numerical summary (or summaries).

    b. Describe what the plot shows.

    c. Explain why you chose to make a particular plot.

    d. Explain how the plot and numerical summary answers your statistical question.

  3. Present your report to another member of the class who is not on your team. Make sure to include any relevant plots or numerical summaries that you use.

Note: You may use the scoring guide in Unit 1 to give you an idea of how to score the Practicum.