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Multivariate Statistics Investigation Worksheet

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Multivariate Statistics Investigation Worksheet

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📊 Part 1: Investigation Planning and Data Collection

1. Pose an investigative question related to a local community matter that involves comparing two or more groups using multivariate data.

Example: "How do the exercise habits and screen time of Year 11 students at different schools in Auckland compare?"

2. Make conjectures about your expected findings. What do you think the data will show and why?
3. Plan your data collection method:

a) What is your group of interest? ________________________

b) What variables will you collect data on? (List at least 3)

c) How will you collect your data?

Survey

Observation

Existing data source

Other: _______________

4. After collecting your data, describe any errors or issues you found and how you addressed them:

📈 Part 2: Data Analysis and Visualisation

5. Create appropriate data visualisations for your investigation. Use the space below to sketch or attach your graphs:

Required visualisations: Tick when completed

Dot plot

Bar graph

Frequency table

Scatter plot

6. Describe and reason about the features in your data visualisations:

a) Median values for each group: ________________________________

b) Mode(s) observed: ___________________________________________

c) Range for each variable: ___________________________________

d) Describe any clusters, outliers, or trends you observe:

7. Based on your analysis, what informal inferences can you make about the population?

🎯 Part 3: Communication and Reflection

8. Communicate your findings clearly. Write a conclusion that justifies your findings in the context of your original question:
9. Reflect on your investigation methods and findings:

a) What limitations did your data collection method have?

b) What sources of variation might have affected your results?

c) How could you improve this investigation if you were to repeat it?

10. Rate the strength of evidence your investigation provides for your conclusions:

Strong evidence - confident in conclusions

Moderate evidence - reasonably confident

Weak evidence - limited confidence

Justify your rating: _________________________________________________

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