Statistical Analysis Project Whos the Best???

I will provide you with some data from my track and field athletes, specifically my shot put throwers. You will be required to complete a statistical analysis of the data to determine which thrower is the best thrower on the team.

PART 1 - STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Your statistical analysis will include the following components:

(a) An appropriate data table and a frequency histogram of the data for each thrower (b) Calculation of the mean, median, mode for each thrower (c) A five number summary (min, Q1, median, Q3, max), including a box-whisker plot for each thrower (d) Some form of an appropriate graph that allows you to compare the data from the three throwers on the same graph

PART 2 DECISION MAKING & JUSTIFYING

Once you have completed the required statistical analysis, you must make a decision as to which thrower is the best. First, you must decide upon what it means to be the best thrower. Then you will tell me who is the best and WHY you think that they are the best (your reasoning must be STATISTICALLY based!)

PART 3 - THE THROWERS DATA

Thrower 8.74 #1 8.85 Thrower 10.39 #2 10.20 Thrower 8.79 #3 9.13 8.94 9.25 10.86 9.53 9.39 9.56 9.66 9.46 10.94 8.76 9.94 9.94 10.01 10.23 9.00 8.03 11.47 9.75 10.01 8.95 9.15 8.96 9.72 9.12 8.43 9.65 9.35 9.25 8.49 8.96 10.25 8.79 9.35 9.98 9.63 8.83 10.14 10.62 8.25 10.82 9.49 9.25 9.04 9.78 8.85 10.10 9.83 9.38 9.30 9.26 8.95 8.96 8.82 9.62 8.69 9.39 9.10 9.68 9.24 9.98

PART 4 REVISING DECISIONS

Once you have completed your analysis, I will provide with some additional data. You are then required to make an appropriate analysis given the new information and then revise your conclusion, if necessary. Your analysis should include new tables, calculations and graphs. You must be able to STATISTICALLY JUSTIFY your revised conclusion (or your choice to NOT revise your selection.)

Scoring Rubric
Criteria Preparing & presenting tables & frequency histograms Determining mean, median, mode 5 Number Summary & BW plot Graphical Comparison
You chose an appropriate graphical method and the presentation of the results is somewhat correct Intervals are inappropriate and graphs are poorly presented Intervals are partially appropriate and graphs are properly presented Intervals are appropriate and graphs are properly presented

6M
Calculations are mostly incorrect and neatly presented

8M
Calculations are partially correct and neatly presented

10 M
Calculations are correct and neatly presented

6M
Calculations are mostly incorrect and neatly presented

8M
Calculations are partially correct and neatly presented

10 M
Calculations are correct and neatly presented

5M
You chose an appropriate graphical method and the presentation of the results is mostly correct

7M
You chose the an appropriate graphical method and correctly presented the results

10 M
You chose the most appropriate graphical method and correctly presented the results

2M
Defining the best
You did not attempt to write a definition Your definition is incorrect

3M

4M
Your definition is correct but does not lead to statistical analysis

5M
Your definition is correct and leads to statistical analysis

0M
Choosing the best
Your choice was not justified using your stats

2M
Your choice was incorrectly justified using your stats

4M
Your choice was somewhat correctly justified using your stats

5M
Your choice was correctly justified using your stats

4M
New data Adjusting the statistical analysis New data Adjusting the selection TOTAL SCORE
You did not correctly take the new data into consideration

6M
You only calculated the new statistical values

8M
All statistical tables & calculations as well as discussions are correct

10 M
All statistical tables, calculations and graphs as well as discussions are correct

2M
Your choice was not justified using your new stats

3M
Your choice was incorrectly justified using your new stats

4M
Your choice was somewhat correctly justified using new your stats

5M
Your choice was correctly justified using your new stats

1M

3M

4M

5M /60 M

PART 3 REVISING DECISIONS version 1

Now that you have completed your initial data analysis, I am providing you with some additional data. The following addition to the data now comes into consideration: the weeks of the training schedule were also taken into account and so the data for the 3 throwers is now shown in comparison to the weeks of training:

Training Week # Week 2 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10

Thrower #1 8.43, 8.74. 8.69, 8.79, 8.85 8.94, 9.04, 9.26, 8.95 9.25, 9.39, 9.30, 9.66 10.01, 9.65, 9, 9.46, 10.01 9.78, 10.14, 10.23, 10.62, 10.25

Thrower #2 10.39, 10.86, 10.94, 9.00, 9.15 9.35, 9.35, 8.25, 8.85 8.95, 9.10, 10.20, 9.53 8.76, 8.03, 8.96, 9.25 9.98, 10.82, 10.10, 8.96, 9.68

Thrower #3 8.79, 9.39, 9.94, 8.83, 9.72 8.49, 9.63, 9.49, 9.83, 8.82, 9.24, 9.13, 9.56 9.94, 9.75, 9.12, 8.96 11.47, 9.25, 9.38, 9.62, 9.98

You are now required to make an appropriate statistical data analysis given this new information and then revise your conclusion, if necessary. You must be able to JUSTIFY your revised conclusion (or your choice to NOT revise your selection.)

PART 3 REVISING DECISIONS version 2

Now that you have completed your initial data analysis, I am providing you with some additional data. The following addition to the data now comes into consideration the throwers also competed in 5 competitions during the track & field season. The following data from the competitions is listed in the table below. During a competition, throwers get 3 throws and if they place in the top 8, they are awarded an additional 3 throws Training Week # Competition #1 Competition #2 Competition #3 Competition #4 Competition #5 Thrower #1 8.84, 9.04, 9.76 10.05, 10.15, 9.43 9.43, 10.45, 10.16, 10.26, 10.42, 10.56 10.04, 9.30, 9.68 9.46, 10.67, 9.87, 10.25, 10.26, 9.39 Thrower #2 10.45, 10.76, 10.84, 10.50, 10.78 9.12, 9.05, 9.42 9.61, 8.35, 8.97 10.28, 9,83, 9.76 10.85, 10.15, 9.96, 10.68, 10.49, 10.25 Thrower #3 9.13, 9.72, 9.49 8.48, 8.80, 9.12 9.75, 9.70, 9.92 9.25, 10.62, 10.06, 10.25, 10.61 10.52, 10.98, 11.26, 10.34, 11.45, 11.02

You are now required to make an appropriate statistical data analysis given this new information and then revise your conclusion, if necessary. You must be able to JUSTIFY your revised conclusion (or your choice to NOT revise your selection.)

Solutions Thrower #1
interval 7.00 - 7.50 7.50 - 8.00 8.00 - 8.50 8.50 - 9.00 9.00 - 9.50 9.50 - 10.00 10.00 - 10.50 10.50 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.50 11.50 - 12.00 frequency 0 0 1 6 6 3 5 1 0 0

Thrower #2
interval 7.00 - 7.50 7.50 - 8.00 8.00 - 8.50 8.50 - 9.00 9.00 - 9.50 9.50 - 10.00 10.00 - 10.50 10.50 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.50 11.50 - 12.00 frequency 0 0 2 5 6 3 3 3 0 0

Thrower #3
interval 7.00 - 7.50 7.50 - 8.00 8.00 - 8.50 8.50 - 9.00 9.00 - 9.50 9.50 - 10.00 10.00 - 10.50 10.50 - 11.00 11.00 - 11.50 11.50 - 12.00 frequency 0 0 1 4 7 9 0 0 1 0