Question 1 Select the same social issue (e.g. domestic violence; office bullying; ethnic or gender..
Question 1
Select the same social issue (e.g. domestic violence; office bullying; ethnic or gender discrimination)in two countries that are of interest or passion to your group.
Collect 5 years of data on the issue from each of the two countries.
Almost every developed economy has a national institution (e.g. Australian Bureau of Statistics) website of which provide such data free.
Attacha hard copy of the dataatthe end of your assignment.
a) Compute the following descriptive statistics for the data collected:
Note: Please include the workings as part of your answer.
b) Justify in which country the social issue is more serious, based on the data themselves and, where appropriate, the numerical descriptive statistics in Question 2.
Answer:
(i) Country:____________________________________
(ii) Reason1:___________________________________
Reason 2:___________________________________
etc where appropriate.
c) Imagine you are the prime minister of one of the two countries.
Justify or “lie” that the social issue had improved under your administration, with
i) An appropriate graphical method (e.g. bar chart; histogram; line chart) and its interpretations
ii) The data themselves and, where appropriate, the numerical descriptive statistics in Question 2and their interpretations.
Answer
i) Justify / “lie” with the graphical presentation of data:
ii) Justify / “lie” with the data themselves and, where appropriate, the numerical descriptive statistics in Question 2. You might like to further support your answer with qualitative considerations like government policies implemented, changes in population and social demographics, and alike:
d) Imagine you are the leader of the opposition in the same country.
Justify or “lie” that the social issue had deteriorated under the administration of the president with:
i) An appropriate graphical method (e.g. bar chart; histogram; line chart) and its interpretations
ii) The data themselves and, where appropriate, the numerical descriptive statistics in Question 2 and their interpretations.
Answer
i) Justify / “lie” with the graphical presentation of data:
ii) Justify / “lie” with the data themselves and, where appropriate, the numerical descriptive statistics in Question 2. You might like to further support your answer with qualitative considerations like (lack of) government policies implemented, changes in population and social demographics, and alike:
e) Imagine you are the president of the HumanRightsCommission of United Nations.
Ascertain the truth from all the above answers.
Answer
i) The truth (the social issue had improved; deteriorated; or no change):
ii) Justification / Reasonbased on graphical methods in Questions 4 and 5:
iii) Justification / Reason based on the data themselves and, where appropriate, the numerical descriptive statistics, and the corresponding answers in Questions 4 and 5.
Question 2
What is the most important lesson you have learnt in presentation and interpretation of statistical data from undertaking the assignment? Please explain.
Answer
i) Lesson:
ii) Explanation: