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Practising Data & Stats Skills - Recycling

This activity allows you to practice your data and statistics skills by graphing and analysing some data on recycling habits.

The answers for the activity can be found here: Practising Data & Stats Skills - Recycling (Answers).

A student wants to investigate whether one's commitment to recycling varies by gender. The student gathers data by interviewing a random sample of 216 people and asking them about their recycling habits. 

The data has been recorded and organised in the table below.

NOTE: This is a highly simplified example designed to allow you to practice what you've learned.

 --- Frequency of recycling --- 
 All the timeSometimesNeverTotal
Male503225107
Female402643109
Total905868216

PART 1: Looking at raw data

1. Draw an appropriate graph of the raw data.

2. Explain what your graph reveals about the raw data.

PART 2: Analysing your data using statistical tests

3. Describe how you would proceed from here to analyse the data further. Consider:
    - What is the goal − to compare variables or find a relationship between variables?
    - What is the most appropriate statistical test?
    - What would be the testing hypotheses?
    - Carry out the test and write up the results.

   The image below may be helpful.

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