The Mid-Term Project is worth 100 points. Please download this document to your computer and save it using the naming convention specified in the course syllabus. For the Mid-Term Project you will be using the MM207 Student Data Set, the survey codebook, and StatCrunch as necessary. You should enter your answers/responses directly after the question. There is no need to retype the project.
After completing and saving the project, submit your project in the Mid-Term Drop Box.
In the course, go to Unit 4 -> Instructor Graded Project -> StatCrunch to access the MM207 Student Data Set. When the page loads you will need to click on Data Set on the left side of the page. You do not need a StatCrunch ID or a password to access the data set; simply click the on Data Set to load the data file.
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1. In the following situation identify the implied population.

A recent report on the weekly news presented the findings of a study on the effectiveness of Onglyza, along with diet and exercise, for treating diabetes.

Based on chapter one reading the population is the population in a statistical study is the complete set of people or things being studied (Bennett, Briggs, Triola, 2009). Therefore the population consists of all diabetic patients.

2. In the following scenario identify the type of statistical study that was conducted.

A Gallop poll surveyed 1,018 adults by telephone, and 22% of them reported that they smoked cigarettes within the past week.

Based on our chapter one as well as our chapter two reading the statistical study that was conducted was; Simple Random sampling which fell into descriptive statistics, this is what deals with describing raw data in the form of graphics and sample statistics (Bennett, Briggs, Triola, 2009). Furthermore the study is of quantitative data; which consist of values representing counts or measurements; you