I'm teaching Biostatistics for majors and am looking for new ideas for student research projects that dont need equipment. For these projects, students use chi-squared goodness of fit test, test of independence, t-tests (unpaired and paired), correlation, or regression. In the projects, small groups of students collect data for 1-2 hrs per person. Ive been using questions on urban ecology, animal and human behavior, easily measured physiology (such as heart rate), and climate data from airports, but Im open to other ideas. A pond, birdfeeders, a small area with native prairie plants, a formal garden, and Lake Michigan are near the university.
Please reply directly to my email: [email protected]. Ill share a list of responses and questions that I already have used if you wish. Thanks, Sarah Richardson -- Sarah Richardson Dept. of Biology DePaul University Chicago IL 60625
