Q The week of Thanksgiving, we will be focusing on your project • The good news is we won't be learning new material • The bad news is you will be gathering data for your project Data gathering should be random Gathering random data is always hard, but doing it during a pandemic without a group makes it harder. Keep in mind that voluntary data is never random, therefore social media is not random. If you are using social media (not random), keep these things in mind • Choose a neutral question that people will not feel embarrassed or judged to answer. For example, when I was in quarantine, I asked people on Facebook whether or not they liked mustard on their hotdog. I tried to make it easy for them to answer by saying a "like" was no and any other reaction was a yes. I also explained why I was doing it and pleaded with everyone to participate to help make it more random • A question where people feel judged will not result in accurate results. For example, one group asked the question (against my advice because this is a loaded question) whether people would rather "cheat or be cheated on." Since they asked it on social media, the majority of people who were willing to participate chose being cheated on. To get accurate results on this type of question, the questioning needs to be both random and anonymous. • Even with a question like "love versus money" people might feel judged for being too romantic or materialistic. This question would also be better served anonymous, which again, is hard to do during a pandemic. Discussion Questions - it's okay if some of your answers are "I don't know yet" (due Friday) 1. Have you decided upon a question for your project? 2. What is your current top choice for a question project? 3. Are you comparing two different populations or just keeping it as one population? 4. How do you plan on gathering data? 5. Are you interested in being in a group to help gather data and divide the work? Grading and Responding (let's try to form some partners and groups!!!) • Answer each question with 1-2 sentences • Respond to two people (DUE MONDAY). • You can give them advice, encouragement, or ask if they are interested in working together (if you like their question). I noticed several people had a dog/cat question last time. These people would be good candidates for combining into a group (if they chose that question). A group can have up to five people.