MATH 201 Course Project deliverable 2. Data and research question ● Name: Mandi Harp
Question 1. Create one research question and select a data set to test your research question.
Your research question should be one of the two types outlined in “Data and Research Questions.” Note that the
data set should align with the research question and contains at least 20 observations. State the research question and data source.
Research question:
“Is it possible to achieve successful transplantation of coral?”
Data source:
Cohen, A. (2017) Data from reciprocal transplant experiments conducted on Porites coral collected Version Date 2017-06-23 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.705851.1 [access date]
Question 2. Identify the variable(s) to test your research question.
Calc_rate Question 3. Using Excel, calculate the descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, and five number
summary) of your data set. If your research question is to compare the mean of two groups, calculate the
descriptive statistics for each group’s data set. (25%)
Sample
size (n) Mean
Standard
deviation
Minimum
Q1
Median
Q3
Maximum
87
11.51
16.647
-24.82
-1.4
12.36
23.46
47.67
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Question 4.
Using Excel, create a histogram(s) with your data. If your research question is to compare the
means of two groups, create two histograms (one for each group).
