Proposal.
- Description of Topic
Will being informed about deforestation and its effect on the environment increase the likelihood of acting on it?
My topic for fire project is Deforestation. This is important because not everyone is aware of the causes ridding of trees has on life. Not only that, but there are also many people uninformed that do not help stop this.
2. What are your hypotheses about that question?I believe that the people who are aware of deforestation and its effects will, in fact, be more likely to help, in someway, stop this.
3. Description of Statistics
a. What are your explanatory and response variables? Are they quantitative or categorical?Explanatory variable: Whether or not they are informed about deforestation.
Group one: They watch a small video on deforestation and its effects.
Group two: Are just asked how likely they are to act on it.
Response variable: The number they choose on the scale.
On a scale of 0-10 how likely are you to take an active role in an organization fighting deforestation?
Deforestation: the clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land.
An active role would be joining or donating to an organization or writing a letter to a congressperson or business owner about deforestation.
It’d be quantitative since they respond with a number.
4. What test statistic or interval will you use to analyze the results and why is that the most appropriate choice?
2 proportion t-test
5. Description of Data Collection Process
6. What methods will you use to ensure you can make appropriate inferences about your Research Question? Include:
i. The type of sampling and/or experimental design you will use
ii. The number of subjects in your study
iii. The use of randomness in your design
iv. The type of data you will collect for analysis
v. A copy of your measurement tool(s)
i. Simple Random Sample (SRS) Population: Social Justice HS
ii. Thirty subjects (all human).
iii. Randomly assigned to a group.
iv. Numbers on a scale of 0-10
v. Surveys
7. Diagram of Data Collection Process. This should be a visual outline of the methods you described above.First i would number the sojo population from 002-290. Then, in the calculator i would insert “randint …”
Then I’d do the same to divide the sample in half. The first half would be no video while the other half would view the video. The experiment would take place in room 109. The date would be collected.
8. How are the conditions of your test/interval met by the design of your study?Since I will divide the treatments into 2, I will need 2 proportions. I am doing a t-test. The results I receive will help answer my question of whether or not being informed of this issue.
Four Step Process:
The survey question was given to an SRS of 30 Social justice students. Their answer was on a scale of 0-10. The 30 students were randomly split into 2 groups of 15, group A and group B. Group A was only handed the question, while group B watched a 2 minute video on deforestation before being give the same question as group A, “On a scale of 0-10 how likely are you to take an active role in an organization fighting deforestation?
Deforestation: the clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land.
An active role would be joining or donating to an organization or writing a letter to a congressperson or business owner about deforestation.”
Will be there be a big enough difference from group A and B’s response to the question.
State: We will conduct a 2 sample t-test at the α=0.05.
μ1= Mean of likelihood of taking an active role in an organization helping deforestation in group A, (no video).
μ2= Mean of likelihood of taking an active role in an organization helping deforestation in group B, (video).
Ho: P1 = P2.
Ha: P1 < P2.
μ1= 64 / 15 = 4.26
μ2= 88 / 15 = 5.86
Plan:
Random: It was an SRS of 30 sojo students.
Normal: Both sample sizes are 10≤.
Assuming each response is independent of each other.
Do:
Title: 2- sample t Test
Alternate Hyp: μ1<μ2
T: - 1.31126
PVal: 0.100262
Df: 27.7309
X̅1: 4.26
X̅2: 5.86
Sx1: 3.1728
Sx2: 3.50238
N1: 15
N2: 15
Conclude: Since the P-value is 0.100262 which is greater than α=0.05. We fail to reject the Null hypothesis, therefore proving that Ha: P1 < P2. Group B, which watched a video on deforestation DID have a higher mean of likelihood of taking an active role in an organization helping deforestation.
Deforestation: the clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land.
An active role would be joining or donating to an organization or writing a letter to a congressperson or business owner about deforestation.”
Will be there be a big enough difference from group A and B’s response to the question.
State: We will conduct a 2 sample t-test at the α=0.05.
μ1= Mean of likelihood of taking an active role in an organization helping deforestation in group A, (no video).
μ2= Mean of likelihood of taking an active role in an organization helping deforestation in group B, (video).
Ho: P1 = P2.
Ha: P1 < P2.
μ1= 64 / 15 = 4.26
μ2= 88 / 15 = 5.86
Plan:
Random: It was an SRS of 30 sojo students.
Normal: Both sample sizes are 10≤.
Assuming each response is independent of each other.
Do:
Title: 2- sample t Test
Alternate Hyp: μ1<μ2
T: - 1.31126
PVal: 0.100262
Df: 27.7309
X̅1: 4.26
X̅2: 5.86
Sx1: 3.1728
Sx2: 3.50238
N1: 15
N2: 15
Conclude: Since the P-value is 0.100262 which is greater than α=0.05. We fail to reject the Null hypothesis, therefore proving that Ha: P1 < P2. Group B, which watched a video on deforestation DID have a higher mean of likelihood of taking an active role in an organization helping deforestation.