This project provides you with an opportunity to pull together much of the statistics of this course and apply it to a topic of interest to you. You must gather your own data by observational study, controlled experiment, or survey. Data will need to be such that analysis can be done using the tools of this course. You will take the first steps towards applying Statistics to real-life situations. Consider subjects you are interested in or topics that you are curious about. You are going to want to select a data set related to sports, real-estate, and/or crime statistics. Consider subjects you are interested in or topics that you are curious about. If you would like to choose your own topic, such as the field-specific examples below, please be sure to approve your topic with your instructor PRIOR to collecting data.

Field-specific examples: Healthcare: Stress test score and blood pressure reading, cigarettes smoked per day, and lung cancer mortality Criminal Justice: Incidents at a traffic intersection each year Business: Mean school spending and socio-economic level Electronics Engineering Technology: Machine setting and energy consumption Computer Information Systems: Time of day and internet speeds Again, you are encouraged to look at sports data, real estate data, and criminal statistic data as these types of data sets will give you what you need to successfully complete this project.