Stat 218 Investigation Assignments Winter 2006
Investigations are assignments that ask you to extend or explore a concept or method that you study through an in-class activity. They are often open-ended, call for use of the computer, and ask you to write a report explaining your findings. You may work with one other person on investigations, submitting one report with both names, provided that both of you make substantial contributions to the work. Word-processed reports are preferred to hand-written ones. They are due at the beginning of class on the indicated day.
A list of the investigation assignments follows:
1. Investigation 1: Fan cost index (due Tues, Jan 10)
2. Investigation 2: Tipping Point connectors (due Wed, Jan 11)
3. Investigation 3: Waiting for
4. Investigation 4: Foot sizes (due Thur, Jan 19)
5. Investigation 5: Soda can six-packs (due Tues, Jan 24)
6. Investigation 6: More on Tipping Point connectors (due Wed, Jan 25)
7. Investigation 7: “White coat effect” (due Tues, Feb 7)
8. Investigation 8: Catnip aggression (due Thur, Feb 9)
9. Investigation 9: Which tire? (due Tues, Feb 14)
10. Investigation 10: Sleepless drivers (due Wed, Feb 15)
11. Investigation 11: Night-lights and near-sightedness (due Thur, Feb 23)
12. Investigation 12: Comparing popular diets (due Tues, Feb 28)
13. Investigation 13: Speaking and intelligence (due Tues, Mar 7)
14. Investigation 14: Used car prices (due Wed, Mar 8)