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Senior Research Math Contract TIPS AND TRICKS

Names: ______________________________ __________________________________

Proposed Problem Statement:


What is your real world problem! What is the application?

Brief description of your experiment:


Please include controls and constants (yes there is a difference)

Independent variable:
___________________________________________________________
Response variable(s):
___________________________________________________________
Number of trials:
Be realistic about space, time, expenses.

Plan for randomization:


Discuss how you intend on ensuring that everything in your sample population has an
equally likely chance of being chosen. Be specific.

Proposed statistical treatment:


___ Descriptive ___ 1-Sample T-Test ___ 2-Sample T-Test ___Chi-Square
___ DOE ___ % error ___Other (Specify)

Describe why your choice is appropriate for your research.


Why, from your research (annotated bib, professional contact, review of literature) did you
make your choices for your method of analysis, and your standards and variables?

Approvals:
____________________________ Science Teacher________________________ IDS
Teacher
____________________________ Math Teacher
_______________________________ Student ____________________________ Student
SENIOR RESEARCH MATH TEACHER TALKING POINTS: Here are some tips to guide you
when trying to decide what to discuss during math contracts:

 We haven’t looked at your paper yet, so give us your problem statement and a brief description
of your experimental design.

 PLEASE BE PREPARED! We will ask how your numbers model what is happening in the
real world. We will ask if you have scaled things up or down appropriately based on previous
research. We will ask you why you make certain choices for the numbers in your experiment.
(ex. For a DOE, why/how did you choose your low, standard and high values)

 Realize that our purpose is to make sense of the numbers and how you will use them.

 Please identify your variables (Independent and Dependent). Focus on the numbers. Include
your units of measure. Please be sure to indicate how you are figuring/ calculating the Dependent
Variable.

 Discuss the number of trials. We need to make sure that you are running enough of them to get
“good data.”

 Have a chart/diagram ready that details how you plan to randomize your experiment.  Be
ready to discuss your hypothesis.

 Indicate how your statistical analysis will address (answer) your problem statement. Be ready
to discuss why that test is appropriate.

 Be ready to discuss your findings from pre-trials

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