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This document describes a study investigating the relationship between pizza consumption and math grades. Twenty-five students were surveyed about their average pizza intake and math grades. A negative correlation of -0.302 was found, meaning higher pizza consumption was linked to lower grades, contrary to the initial hypothesis. However, the r-squared value of 0.091 indicated the survey results had a 9.1% margin of error, rendering the findings invalid. Potential lurking variables like dishonest responses were also discussed. In conclusion, the hypothesis that more pizza leads to better grades was disproven.

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A Pizza

This document describes a study investigating the relationship between pizza consumption and math grades. Twenty-five students were surveyed about their average pizza intake and math grades. A negative correlation of -0.302 was found, meaning higher pizza consumption was linked to lower grades, contrary to the initial hypothesis. However, the r-squared value of 0.091 indicated the survey results had a 9.1% margin of error, rendering the findings invalid. Potential lurking variables like dishonest responses were also discussed. In conclusion, the hypothesis that more pizza leads to better grades was disproven.

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A+

By Lindsey Smith

Introduction

Our project is to find out if the amount of pizza you eat


affects your grade in math class.
We predict that the more pizza you eat, the fuller you
get and when you get full you are less likely to focus on
your growling stomach and more on your math
homework.
We also predict the correlation will be moderate and go
upwards as it is positive.
Correlation is the relationship between two sets of data.
To gather our data, we interviewed twenty-five different
people as a sample survey and asked them their grade
in math class and how many pieces of pizza they eat on
average.

Data Set

A population is any complete group with at


least one characteristic in common.
The population in our project is all students in DAHS.

A sample is a part of the population that is


used to be studied.
The sample is the 25 randomly interview students.

A variable is any characteristic, number, or


quantity that can be measured or counted.
The variables are pieces of pizza averagely eaten
and the math grade.

Graph

Interpret r &

The correlation, r, is the relationship


between two variables and it tells the
direction and strength.
It was moderate with a -0.302 and goes
down as it is negative because when the
number of pizza slices goes up, the math
grades go down.
The r2 tells the percent variation; that is
9.1% which makes the survey invalid.

Prediction
X= ? Y= 100
100= -1.505x+90.122
9.878= -1.505x
X= -6.563
We predict -6.563 pieces of pizza eaten with a
9.1% variation.
X= 3 Y= ?
Y= -1.505(3) +90.122
Y= 85.607
We predict an 85.607% grade with a 9.1%
variation.

Lurking Variables
A lurking variable is something unseen that
could change the result of all the data.
A lurking variable in our project could be the
people we interview lied about their grade
or how many pieces of pizza they ate.
Another lurking variable could be the
grades constantly changing.
Somebody could have a 93% when
interviewed, but it could have changed to
an 89% right afterwards.

Conclusion
If a person eats more slices of pizza, their
math grade will be higher.
Our hypothesis was incorrect, because the
regression line was negative and went down
instead and it was moderate with a -0.302.
The r2 tells that is 0.091 which makes the
survey invalid.

Works Cited
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