Producers: Jesse Miller, Matt Gabler, & Shawn Knobloch
In our project, we decide to conduct an
experiment on whether or not the length of your thumb affects how fast you can text.
Our hypothesis was that as thumb size increases,
the time it takes to send a text will also increase.
To gather data, we interviewed some of our
fellow classmates.
We predicted a positive correlation with a
moderate strength. Population: An entire group of individuals being studied. Our population is every student in our school with both thumbs and texts.
Sample: A smaller portion of the group being
studied. Our sample is a group of twenty-five students that we consulted in the experiment.
Variable: Any characteristic of an individual.
Our explanatory variable is the length of the individuals thumb while the response variable is the time it takes to send a text (in seconds). Correlation: A measure of strength and direction of a relationship between two variables.
Coefficient of Determination: A variation in
the values of Y that is explained by the least squares regression line of X on Y (r^2)
Our correlation turned out to be 0.615. If
r=0.615, the correlation is positive meaning as thumb length increases, texting time increases. The correlation of 0.615 means the correlation is moderate and is considered somewhat valid. Since r=0.615, then r2=0.378 meaning any prediction has a 37.8% variation. Example: If thumb length is 4.5, what do you predict the text time to be? Y = 1.531(4.5) - 4.436 Y = 6.890 - 4.436 Y = 2.454 We predict a text time of 2.454 seconds, with a 37.8% variation. Lurking variables in our experiment would include the amount of texting done by each individual measured, familiarization with the phone used (or the lack thereof), and unintended spelling errors during the experiment.
The amount of texting done by the individual
tested would have a significant affect in the data because, as the saying goes, practice makes perfect. This means there would be less errors and a faster time for someone who texts more than someone else.
Familiarization with the phone used could also
affect the data because different companies make phones of different sizes. This results in larger or smaller keyboards. In conclusion, our hypothesis was that as thumb length increases, so will texting time. Our study has provided us with data reinforcing our hypothesis. We also said it would have a moderate, positive strength. Our correlation of 0.615 supports this hypothesis. The data can be considered somewhat valid, and could be tested more thoroughly for better results and a more accurate data set. Works Cited
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