Farah,+M

Part A Brainstorming:

 * Independent Variable (x) || Dependent Variable (y) || Relation ||
 * NYSE || TSX || Does the American market have an affect on market trends in Canada? ||
 * Drugs || School || Does drug use mean low marks? ||
 * Height || Marks || Does ones height have an affect on what marks can be suspected ||
 * Weather || Agriculture || Does the weather have an affect on market trends in the agricultural space ||
 * Immigration || Housing Market || Does the introduction of new people in the society have an affect on the housing market ||
 * Construction || Housing Market || Does the construction of new houses in an area have an affect on the market value of home near by, such as rapid expansion in/around Ancaster effecting the housing market of already established vhomes. ||
 * Time spent playing video games || Grades || Does the time spent playing video games have a relation to high school marks? ||
 * Education || Crime || Does a lack of education have an affect of crime in an area? ||
 * Economy || Crime || Does a good economy mean lower crime rates? ||

Part B Question:
Does the amount of time spent playing video games have a correlation to high school marks? = VS = Independent Variable: Time spent playing video games Dependent Variable: Midterm Marks

Part C Hypothesis:
I believe that the more time someone spends playing video games the less time they will spend studying or focusing on school. I think that hours spent playing video games (x) will have a negative correlation with grades (y), or in simpler terms the more video games the lower the mark.

Part D Raw Data:
I have found a few articles supporting my hypothesis, I will be collecting raw data by surveying approximately 200 students at Ancaster High School (50 students per grade.)

Reports on the effect of video games and grades: [] []

During the week of November 22nd I will be conducting survey using the stratified sampling technique. To help bias' I am making the survey anonymous to help reduce non-response bias, questions have been worded so they are not loaded, and a write in is provided for appropriate questions to eliminate the bias of a leading question because limited choices would influence the end result.

 === 1. What grade are you in? ===


 *  [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] What grade are you in? Grade 9 [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] Grade 10 [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] Grade 11 [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] Grade 12 [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] Post Grad ||

 === 2. Do you play video games? ===


 *  [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] Do you play video games? Yes [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] No [[image:http://www.surveymonkey.com/i/t.gif width="20" height="20"]] Sometimes ||

 === 3. About how much time do you spend playing video games a week? ===  About how much time do you spend playing video games a week? === 4. About how much time do you usually spend studying per week? ===  About how much time do you usually spend studying per week? ===<span style="color: #000000; font: normal normal bold small/1.4 Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> 5. What was your midterm average? === <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font: normal normal normal small/1.5 Arial,sans-serif; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; text-decoration: none; top: -5000px; width: 1px;"> What was your midterm average?

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