Statistical Analysis Project – Mathematics 9

Inquiry Questions:

In what ways have Indigenous peoples been affected by colonization?

What is the cause (colonization) and effect of these issues?

Do the statistics for each area differ from different cultures?

Have these issues improved or declined over the years (i.e. since the truth and reconciliation
movement)?

Topic Areas:

 Education
o Graduation rates
o Post-secondary enrollment
 Judicial system
o Juvenile detention
o Adult prisons
o Length of sentences
o Reasons for convicting
 Health
o Mental health
o Physical health
o Diseases & epidemics
 Economics
o Poverty rates
o Employment/unemployment rates

You will work in groups of 3-4 and pick a topic area that has not been chosen by other students (first
come first serve!). Some topics may need to be doubled up. You will take that topic, research it, collect
and analyze the data, and present your findings to the class.

Your task is to create a statistical analysis of your topic and compare and contrast First Nations peoples
and other groups/cultures of people in Canada. If possible, narrow your focus to Saskatchewan, but it
can be expanded to Canada if necessary.

Your project should include:

 Background information on the history of the effects of colonization on your topic

 The steps you used to gather your information (project design plan)
 Gather and analyze data from at least 3 decades (if this is difficult for some areas, let me know)
o Graph your information and show the trends
 o Equate and develop the percent change between each decade, as well as the entire
time frame percent change (how the trends have changed)
 Find the mean, median, and mode (if applicable)
 Now do the same for at least 3 different cultures in Saskatchewan/Canada (ie. African-American,
Chinese, Caucasian)
o Compare and contrast the data and find the percent difference between each
 Research the cause and effect of each event (why is it this way?)
 Statistical Analysis Project Rubric – Summative Assessment Piece #1

Trait Criteria

1 2 3 4

Presentation Presentation had Presentation had Presentation had

contained little moments where a good amount an exceptional
to no valuable valuable of material and amount of
material. material benefitted the valuable
Content – Did the
was present but class. material and was
presentation have
as a whole extremely
valuable material? content was beneficial to the
lacking. class.
Collaboration - Student let others Student did less Student did a fair Student did an
Did everyone do most of the than a fair share of share of the work, equal share of the
contribute to work, was rude or the work, was was respectful to work; shared with,
the project and disrespectful, and sometimes group members listened to, and
presentation? wasted most of disrespectful to most of the time, showed respect
the work time. group members, and/or used most for group
and/or wasted a of the class time members; stayed
lot of work time. wisely. on task.

Presentation - The presentation There were The presentation The presentation

Was the lacked minimal signs of was organized was well
presentation organization and organization or but could have organized, well
well organized had little preparation. been much prepared and
and easy to evidence of stronger with easy to follow.
follow? preparation. better
preparation.

Organization – Sloppy, no labels. Difficult to see, Colourful, good Neat, colorful,

Was the data well It looks like the some colour, very sizing, but not attractive,
organized, group rushed to little detail. The much detail. detailed. This
visually get it done. labels are Almost all of the project is fun to
appealing, and incomplete and/or major parts are look at and
labelled? missing on several labeled and visually
major parts. explained. appealing. All of
the major parts are
labeled and
explained.

Analysis – Did No comparison in Only compared to Included more Compared

students clearly their data to other one other culture, than one culture multiple cultures,
analyze data in cultures or only compared and compared compared
comparison to genders and did genders, or only genders, and/or genders, and
other cultures and not show the trend showed trend over only showed trend showed trend over
show the trend over multiple multiple years. over multiple multiple years.
over multiple years. years.
years?

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