AP Statistics

BIAS IN SURVEYS Project - Grading Rubric
Fall 2015

Name ___________________________  Name  ____________________________  Name_____________________________

Topic _________________________________________________________________________________________________

		Due	Points	Points	
		Date	Possible	Earned	
Design Proposal – Turn in on Google Classroom (one per group)	12/17 (A)
12/18 (B)
	10		
·  Your topic and why you have chosen it				
·  Type(s) and expected direction of bias				
·  Clear statement of survey questions				
·  Identification of population of interest and detailed				
             sampling procedure
         ·  Typed, double-spaced, complete sentences				
Written Report	1/12 (A) & 1/13 (B)	50		
General
·  Neat and professional 
·  Followed formatting directions, includes Title Page				
·  Free from spelling and grammatical errors		10		
·  On-time (minus 10 points per day)				
Introduction				
·  Purpose (topic and why you chose it)				
·  Type and expected direction of bias		10		
·  Clear statement of survey questions				
Experimental Design				
·  Identification of population and sample				
·  Clear description of sampling procedure and survey		10		
             method				
· How you achieved principles of good design				
  Results				
·  Description of results is complete and is in plain language				
·  Numerical and graphical summaries are sufficient and        
    appropriate.
·  Numerical and graphical summaries are computer-		10		
             generated				
· Tables and graphs are well-labeled and incorporated into   
    text				
				
Conclusions				
·  Were you successful creating survey bias?				
·  Was your sampling technique unbiased?		10		
·  What would you do differently?				
·  What did you learn?				
Poster					
·  Attractive and professional (use good glue!)	1/19 (A)			
·  Clearly communicates topic, survey questions, results	&	25		
             and conclusions	1/20 (b)			
·  Numerical and graphical summaries are computer-				
             generated				
Poster Presentation				
·	Professional presentation	1/19 (A)	15		
·	Answer questions knowledgeably	&			
·	Complete audience survey	1/20 (B)			
Total			100