Looking at the Data

In order to determine if the recommendation of working for 1 hour per day in your math class in order to be successful is accurate, we will be focussing on just two pieces of data. As students of statistics, we know very well how to analyze bivariate data. Keep in mind, though, that the time recommendation of working 1 hour per day is a complicated issue with many variables to consider. More than we're able to analyze with our limited knowledge. Therefore, our analyzation of two pieces of data will be a great focus, but it will not contain the whole picture.

First we will be looking at "Student Activity Minutes". That is, the amount of time each math student spent logged in to their math course during first quarter.

We will also be looking at "Final Grades". This is the final grade each math student earned at the end of first quarter.

All of this data is kept in the spreadsheet shown in the following lesson video. Watch this lesson video so you understand how to read that data that you will be asked to analyze.