Transfer Activity: Risky Drinking

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Transfer Activity: Risky Drinking

Overview

As the culminating activity of the module, the Transfer Activity provides an example of a typical situation you may encounter in your career.

In this Transfer Activity, you apply hypothesis testing to judge whether cleanup efforts at a landfill have been effective. These tests will determine if a statistical inference can be made about whether drinking water is safe at some level of confidence.

You apply the following competencies developed in the ALTs:

  • Use summary techniques such as box plots, stem and leaf plots, and percentiles to analyze and interpret data sets (Comp. 1).
  • Use the techniques of sampling and recognize the nature of variability in sample data, including the use of computer analysis tools (Comp. 2).
  • Using sample data, make predictions based on the foundational principles of the Central Limit Theorem (Comp. 3).
  • Using normal distribution, analyze error and determine a significance level based upon risk with which the user is comfortable (Comp. 4).
  • Analyze variability in a process using hypothesis testing
    (Comp. 5).

Materials and Equipment
No materials or equipment are needed to complete the Transfer Activity.

Safety and Disposal
No special safety or disposal procedures are required.

Pre-Activity

To prepare for the activity:

Activity

In your team, perform the following step to complete the activity:

  1. Read Information Sheet: Risky Drinking.
  2. Complete Data Sheet: Risky Drinking.
Post-Activity

Your team should now post its results from the activity to the Discussion Board.

Assessment
Your facilitator may use Rubric for Evaluating the Transfer Activity to evaluate your results from the activity and your posting to the Discussion Board.

 
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