Memes vs.

Stat grades

Jesse Smith and Paige Petrillo

THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT:
How many people watch memes and how much they pay
attention in class.

The Hypothesis is:

If r=-0.159, the correlation is positive meaning

as memes increase grades increase. The correlation of
-0.159 means the correlation is weak. Meaning the
correlation is not valid. Since r= -0.159 then r² =
0.025 meaning any prediction has a 2.5% variation. Our
method used is an example of a sample survey. This
describes the process of selecting a sample of
elements from a target population to conduct a survey.
Data Set
Population is the entire group of individuals being studied.
Students from DAHS.

Sample is part of the population from which we actually collect

data. Students from DAHS that have/have not seen memes and their
latest stats or math grades.

Variable is any characteristic of an individual. Memes describe

the explanatory variable and grades describe the response
variable. This is because the response variable is affected by
the explanatory variable.
Data Table
We chose the explanatory and
response variables as identified
because memes affect the grades
and the explanatory variable
affects the response variable.
Graph
Interpret r & r 2

The interpretation of r is to describe

the direction and the strength of a
straight line relationship.
The interpretation of r² is the
variation in the values of y that is
explained by the least squares
regression of y on x.
Prediction
If r = -0.159, the correlation is negative
meaning as memes decrease, grades increase.
The correlation of -0.159 means the
correlation is not valid. Since r = -0.159
then r² = 0.025 meaning any prediction has a
2.5% variation.
Lurking Variables
A variable that has an important effect on
the relationship among variables in a study
but is not one of the explanatory
variables. As memes increase, stats grades
increase. Is how much you pay attention in
class. This is an example of confounding
causation.
Conclusion
In conclusion, if r= -0.159, the
correlation is negative meaning as memes
decrease, grades increase. The
correlation of -0.159 means it is not
valid. The hypothesis appears to be
correct because the correlation is of r=
-0.159 strength is weak and is not
valid.
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