Tag: MATH

Peter Lentz, Travos Pacos & Harley Turner

The Reality of Fantasy Football

We decided to write out our procedure on how we were going to conduct our experiment on comparing the scores from the random National Football League teams to the Fantasy Football score from the four impact players of each of the ten random NFL teams. The next step was to proceed with collecting our data from finding the information from www.NFL.com. Lastly, we gathered up the necessary information to send to our professor and begin to paste our data and information to our poster board to present it on ACE Day to see if our scores correlated or not.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Kaitlyn Moore & Ciara Wainwright

The Effect of Exercise on Student Stress

Much research has shown that exercise relieves stress. Although this is true, this study adds an element that could be explored further. This study addresses some of the other studies that have been done on this topic before exploring the surveys performed in this study. In order to find out if exercise is beneficial in relieving the stress of college students, students were asked to fill out a stress survey as well as information regarding how often they exercise. Once the data is collected, the results should reveal that exercise does in fact help with stress in college students.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Torie O’Keeffe & Jillyn Suratt

The Happiest Place on Earth, Statistically

As it has been advertised, Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth but is it the Happiest Place on Earth, Statistically? Discussed will be the attendance rate of the Disneyland Parks and Resorts. It’ll be shown that the prices of the parks have fluctuated and with that the attendance alters as well. Due to Disney being a world-wide brand name it’s able to attract more and more customers on little effort a year. Talked about will be the effect that different ways of price alterations has on the attendance of each of the Disney Parks.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Cassidy Winters

Diet Quality and Academic Performance

This Data Analysis takes a look at the eating habits of kids and their academic performance. Through many studies, it has been found that good nutrition correlates with better grades, test scores, attention, and attendance. Nutrient intakes and different eating habits are compared to academic performance in order to see the relationship between them.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Chasity Castañeda-Estrada

Oregon Runaways

I want to find the correlation between teens & children in the state of Oregon for running away. The way I will find this out is by taking previous surveys & government information about the home life of abused or neglected children.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Garth Gant, Samantha Pitts & Melyssa Weber

Heat vs. Clippers Statistical Breakdown

While looking at two of the top NBA teams, Miami Heat & the LA Clippers, we will compare & contrast their numbers are heading into the post season. Some of the top categories are field goal percentage, free throw percentage, & three-point percentage. When the playoffs start they have a series, which includes seven games, another thing to look at would be if the three percentages that are listed above, differ whether they are playing at home or on the road. Also something to look at would be where they are getting most of their shots whether they are getting the ball inside, or successfully shooting the ball from behind the arc. This is key to compare to the field goal percentage to where the majority of their shots are coming from. 

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Susan George & Jazzmyne Villarruel

Body Art in the Workforce

The purpose of our survey is to see how college students both with & without visible tattoos or facial piercings perceive people with visible tattoos or facial piercings. Body art is more mainstream, & we would like to see what this new generation of people entering the workforce makes of this. We will survey a total of 52 people. From NCU: 13 with visible tattoos or facial piercings, 13 without. From UO: 13 with visible tattoos or facial piercings, 13 without.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

William Jones

Statistical Analysis of Skateboarding

United States Census data concerning the demographics of skateboarders will be statistically analyzed in order to draw conclusions about the skateboarding community. This data will be compared to data obtained from surveying local skateboarders. The goal of this analysis is to determine if there is a difference between local & national data concerning skateboarding.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Allie Kelsey & Hayley Leno

Social Media Use by College Students

Social media has become very popular around the world. Social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram are used very often & have become a big part of people’s lives, especially college student’s lives. This project examines the social networking among college students. The data will be collected through a survey & then analyzed using statistical methods in excel. The results will be compared to other results found online regarding the same topic. This survey will be conducted during spring semester & participants for the survey will be traditional undergrad students from Northwest Christian University.

MATH 430

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Nick Lopez & Andrew Stuart

NCAA Collegiate Student Athlete Statistical Research Project: Miles Traveled, Win Percentages, Graduation Rates & the Relationships      Between Them.

This presentation is to present our research finding from the data we have acquired about NCAA Division 1 conference winners, distances they travel, & relationships between the sizes of schools, those distances, winning percentages, & how that all relates to the schools graduation rates.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Shelby Lundquist-Adams & Madison Reed

The College Students’ Car Buying Experience

The majority of the population remembered the degrading feeling of purchasing their first automobile & probably spent hours online looking for a reasonably priced cars that weren’t completely outdated, or test drove a lot of poor quality cars that before finding the one.

Through a brief survey to NCU students who have been through the experience of buying their first car, the results will reveal what brand, color, & year of car are most popular. The ideal results will highlight the aspects that students think are the most important when deciding what car to buy.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Dave McNeil

The Use of Minor Versus Major Caliber Pistols During United States Practical shooting Association Competition

In United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) competitions, each competitor has to choose whether to engage a minor or major caliber firearm in the contest. While a minor caliber gun will give the shooter the advantage of superior handling, the USPSA imposes more stringent point penalties for someone using a minor caliber than for someone using major caliber pistol. This paper analyses whether the minor or major caliber user will have the competitive edge by comparing the data collected from four competitors completing multiple standardized USPSA classifiers.

MATH 430

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Stephanie Turner

Dance, Faith, & Grade Point Average

Dancers are pushed to experience multiple disciplines.  At Hosanna Dance Studio a great deal of the higher dancers (age 12-18) are taking every possible class in their level.  Curious about how this affects their academic performance, this study began as an attempt to show the positive correlation between the number of dance classes an individual takes and their GPA.  Because Hosanna is a Christian dance studio there is a level of church participation that needed to be included in the study.  A survey was conducted to assess the overall time spent with schoolwork, dance, and church related activities.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Joshua Bramlett, Adam Crossingham & Linsey Johnson

EPL Player Age Analysis

This paper looks at the average age and salary of players with 500 minuets of playing time or more in the 2012-2013 EPL season. We will then compare the average ages and salary of the players to the overall success of the team.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Tianna Bushman & Bethany Craig

Graduates vs. Job Openings

Understanding the relationship between the job market trends and the majors offered at a school is one way to assess how well a college is meeting the needs of the students. It also provides an opportunity for the college to better design the majors offered around student needs. This study will show if there is a trend between job availability and the number of students graduating with a degree in that field.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Danielle Gehrke & Adelayde Hoskins

Pepsi Challenge

The Pepsi Challenge is a promotion that PepsiCo started in 1975. This promotion aimed to discover which cola American preferred. Participants are given equal size samples of Pepsi NEXT and Coca-Cola. The participants are then asked to identify which sample they prefer. This challenge has grown the Pepsi brand, and bringing this NCU will help us greater understand the trends in the brand growth. This paper will explore the correlation between age, gender and preference of Pepsi Next or Coca Cola, which will allow for a conclusion from the statistical data.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

William Jones

Fractals: the Geometry of Chaos

Fractals are self-similar objects with fractional dimension . These objects can be constructed using dynamical systems, and expressed geometrically. The dynamical systems used in these constructions have chaotic properties. These properties are density, transitivity, and sensitivity to initial conditions. The most primitive fractal set is the cantor middle thirds set. Fractal geometry is distinct from Euclidean geometry and can be used to better model natural phenomenon.

MATH 499, Senior Capstone

Connie Wilmarth

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Hayley Leno & Rachel Stanton

Sleep Acquired by College Students

This report analyzes data collected on the sleep acquired by college students, specifically NCU undergraduate students. The data collected is a result of research conducted online though Survey Monkey and data collected by other researchers to be used for comparison. The data collected about NCU students will be analyzed next to a national average to see where NCU students fall in comparison. This report will also analyze where NCU students fall in comparison to the amount of sleep needed according to the National Sleep Foundation.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Chase Pearson, Nicholas Peloquin & Mindy Smith

Athletic Scholarships at NCU

This paper plans on determining the different amounts of scholarship money given to the different athletic teams at NCU and the different amounts individuals from each team can receive.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Scott Perkins

History in Mathematics Education

Differentiated instruction is an educational philosophy and the current driving force behind modern education. Differentiated methods take into account the various learning styles and needs of students, by employing various methods of instruction to generate interest, promote learning, and improve assessment of student progress, as opposed to the method of direct instruction, which treats all students as equal. This research presentation attempts to answer the question of whether it is useful and viable to incorporate the history of mathematics in mathematics classrooms and curricula as a method of differentiating mathematics instruction.

MATH 499, Senior Capstone

Connie Wilmarth

P103

9 – 9:30 AM

Emmelene Romer

Study Habits of NCU Undergraduate Students

This study was conducted using a sample size of 54 NCU undergraduate students of varying ages, majors, gender and class standings and measured overall time spent studying. Statistical analysis of data allows us to make inferences about the most studious group respective to each demographic category.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Ethan Souers

The Mathematics of Rock Guitar

Society places math geeks and rock stars in two very different baskets. However, without mathematics there would be no rock n’ roll. In this study the mathematics of the electric guitar were examined by scanning existing knowledge in the field. From Pythagorean fret placement to standing waves, mathematics exists in every element of a guitar from its build design to the sounds it makes. The expressive, emotional phenomenon that is rock music can be conceptualized and understood in grounded mathematics.

MATH 499, Senior Capstone

Connie Wilmarth

P103

9:30 – 10 AM

Annie Jo Wilson

Math Anxiety

Math is a subject that almost everyone has struggled with in one way or another. Many could say that they get anxiety from just hearing the word. In this study, we will look at math anxiety and the effects it has on student performance. The goal of this research is to find a way to ease the fear that comes from this particular subject and enhance student learning. The research covers timed tests, how you present the test, as well as whether girls or boys have a greater sense of anxiety when it comes to math.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Annie Jo Wilson

Math Anxiety

Math is a subject that almost everyone has struggled with in one way or another. Many could say that they get anxiety from just hearing the word. In this study, we will look at math anxiety and the effects it has on student performance. The goal of this research is to find a way to ease the fear that comes from this particular subject and enhance student learning. The research covers timed tests, how you present the test as well as whether girls or boys have a greater sense of anxiety when it comes to math.

MATH 499, Senior Capstone

Connie Wilmarth

P103

10 – 10:30 AM

Sabrina Biggers

Statistics of the San Diego Chargers

For my project for this Statistics class, I am going to evaluate the statistics of the San Diego Chargers NFL Football team over the past five years. All these statistics will be over a one year period but then I will compare the past five seasons to see the difference and the relation between the statistics of game performance and game outcome. I will evaluate the following statistics: win, loss, ties (outcomes of games); total offensive yards; sacks; field goals; touchdowns; time of possession; interceptions; and playoff appearances.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Alyssa Dorr, Michael Gonzales & Crosby Green

Volleyball Statistics

We will explore how the statistics of digs, kills, aces, and blocks per game effect the outcome of a volleyball match. We will also determine whether sideout percentage has a significant effect on the winner of a match.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Allison Duvenez & Ethan Souers

Men and Women’s Olympic Hurdles Events

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was the first of the games which women competed in the 400m hurdler race. Previously, women only competed in the 100m hurdles race. For the purpose of this report, data will be analyzed from 1984 to 2012. In the interest of understanding the elements that indict success in hurdles events, we will research data on men’s 110m hurdles, men’s 400m hurdles, women’s 100m hurdles and women’s 400m hurdles.

MATH 430

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Tyler Falk

Conventional vs Anchored Putting

An analysis to find if there is any advantage in using an anchored putter based on the statistics provided by pgatour.com. This is an ongoing issue in the golf world today as it is affecting players as well as manufacturers. Anchored putting goes against the traditional ways of putting the golf ball and it thought to provide an unfair advantage under pressure as well as with short putts.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Eric Fromm

Eve Online: Experience or Money?

Eve Online is a MMORPG that involves a variety of things to do. This ranges from production and finances to fighting other players. This study is to test if age or experience affects how much a player is involved in combat and how much money they have.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

LeeAnn Fudge & Patricia Martinez

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on the Heart

The goal of our study is to find the correlation between physical exercise and the likelihood of heart-related disease. We will be looking at a combination of large-scale comparisons between lifestyle and heart health and personal studies. The personal studies will include cross-sectional data, comparing blood pressure, heart rate, and BMI with representatives of sedentary, moderately active, and extremely active lifestyles. Furthermore, we will collect time series data by tracking the change in heart rate and blood pressure as a person with a classified sedentary lifestyle does a minimum of American Heart Association requirements.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Wendie Green & Belinda Kinkade

Down and Out at NCU

Our study seeks to determine the frequency and severity of depression experienced among students at NCU. The results of our research could help raise awareness as to the prevalence of the problem and motivate preventive measures. We would like all students to know that NCU offers counseling services to all NCU students.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Chelsea Hannon, Devon Murphy & Haley Partridge

Driving While Intexticated

For our statistic project, we have decided to see how many people in the United States use their cell phone while driving. The study is going to be focusing on from 2010 to 2013. There is also going to be a survey for the NCU community and then the data will be compared. The goal for this project is to reveal how many people drive worldwide and throughout our own community.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM

Josh Alvarado & Emily Svendsen-McLean

How Much Debt are You in Due to College?

We are going to collect data on the amount of debt that college students have accumulated thus far while in school. In order to be part of our study, the person must be at least a sophomore, Junior, Senior, or graduate student. This will give us a more accurate number since these students have been in college for at least 3 or more years and will be forced to pay this money back very soon. This is a very important topic for most college students, especially in an election year where higher education and the affordability is a big issue amongst the candidates. It will be a situation many of us will be facing as the economy looks to rebound. 

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM