1. Computing and Data Analysis
Unit 6
Monday Mar 6, 2017

2. Today’s Lesson Objectives:
Debrief on Room Collection Data
Review sample survey questions and answer code
Create groups and assign roles
Identify research questions or describe the stories or discoveries you plan to uncover through the analysis of gathered data.
Identify the specific variables needed to analyze the data
Develop a method for data collection
Collect data

3. Debrief Review set of data within your group
Respond to following questions:
What do wish we’d thought about before starting the Room Data Collection Project?
Do you think it is possible to think of everything ahead of time? If not, what steps can you take to make sure that you can recover from missteps?
Any other data you wish we had collected from the outset?
Anything you wish we’d specified more clearly before collecting data?
When designing a method for collecting a large set of data using multiple sources, what kinds of things do you need to think about?

4. Discuss
Large class discussion

5. Choose Groups
For Final Project:
3 members
Choose Project Lead

6. Group roles and responsibilites
Every group needs a Project Lead (Main Leader)
Everyone in the group is accountable for the work on the various stages and that they need to alternate roles
Dates will be given for data check-ins
Mar 7 (Period 3)
Mar 8 (Period 4)
Mar 9 both periods 3 & 4

7. Identify Research Questions
Or describe the stories or discoveries that can be made through analysis of data.
It is important that every group member contributes a few ideas before the group refines the ideas and selects, by consensus, one or two research questions.

8. Specific Variables
Groups identify the specific variables needed to analyze the data in order to answer their research questions.

9. What is a good question?
Traits of “good” questions for effective surveys will reveal the information needed to answer research questions.
probability/designing-study.html

10. Survey questions
Write 4-5 survey questions with the variables that will help you answer research questions
Teacher will walk around to guide
Refer to Data Analysis and Research Questions Data Set Questions and codes (See piazza)

11. Homework
Collect data based on survey questions.