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DO PEOPLE WHO EXIBIT RISKY BEHAVIORS (SMOKING, GAMBLING, DRINKING) ORDER THEIR STEAK IN THE SAME RISKY MANNER AS THEIR BEAHVIORS (RARE). IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO.

THE CENTRAL QUESTION WOULD ASK DO PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN AFFINITY FOR RISKY BEHAVIORS, SPECIFICALLY (SMOKING, DRINKING, GAMBLING) ALSO HAVE A RISKY BEHAVIOR WHEN IT COMES TO EATING THEIR FOOD. SPECIFICALLY IN THIS STUDY, IT IS ABOUT ORDERING STEAK.
I AM INTERESTED IN THIS QUESTION BECASUE IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE IF FOOD RISK BEHAVIORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITY RISK BEHAVIORS. I ALSO AM INTERESTED TO SEE IN THIS STUDY HOW INCOME LEVELS EFFECT THESE DECISIONS AS WELL AS EDUCATION LEVELS, WHICH IS ALSO IN THE STUDY.

*List 2-4 specific research questions. Each should be answerable
using your data set.*

1. DO MORE MALES THAN FEMALES ORDER RARE STEAK?
2. DO PEOPLE WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE GAMBLE MORE THAN PEOPLE WITH A GRADUATE DEGREE?
3. DO PEOPLE WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK?
4. DO ALL FEMALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO SMOKE?
5. DO ALL MALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK
6. Are males more likely to order their steak rare than females

538 WEBSITE

*Give the title of your data set and provide a link to your data.*

TITLE OF STUDY IS: STEAK-RISK-SURVEY

WEBSITES:
https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data/tree/master/steak-survey
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-americans-like-their-steak/
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/125buas5LwUrDXEgQh0DPniGkA6-fWeupBgaXgUqXoOI/edit?gid=1253281910#gid=1253281910

*Describe the source of the data set--not just where you downloaded it, but
the person or organization who gathered the data. Explain why you trust them.*

May 16, 2014, at 5:08 PM

How Americans Like Their Steak
By Walt Hickey
Filed under FiveThirtyAte
DATA LAB
https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data/tree/master/steak-survey
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-americans-like-their-steak/

*Describe the nature of the data in the dataset, including the number of rows
and some of the columns which will be important to you.*

number of rows= 433
COLUMNS= 8
COLUMNS WHIC HARE IMPORTANT ARE:
1.gender
2.how do you like steak
3.income level
4. degree
5. gamble
6. drink
7. smoke

*For each research question, explain what you will do with the data set
to answer the question, and how you will present your answer (e.g. a chart or a table).*

1. DO MORE MALES THAN FEMALES ORDER RARE STEAK? table
2. DO PEOPLE WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE GAMBLE MORE THAN PEOPLE WITH A GRADUATE DEGREE? chart
3. DO PEOPLE WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK?
4. DO ALL FEMALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO SMOKE?
5. DO ALL MALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK
6. Are males more likely to order their steak rare than females
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Project proposal

This planning document will also form the introduction of your argument.

Overarching Question

DO PEOPLE WHO EXIBIT RISKY BEHAVIORS (SMOKING, GAMBLING, DRINKING) ORDER THEIR STEAK IN THE SAME RISKY MANNER AS THEIR BEAHVIORS (RARE). IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO.

What central question are you interested in exploring? Why are you interested in exploring this question?

THE CENTRAL QUESTION WOULD ASK DO PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN AFFINITY FOR RISKY BEHAVIORS, SPECIFICALLY (SMOKING, DRINKING, GAMBLING) ALSO HAVE A RISKY BEHAVIOR WHEN IT COMES TO EATING THEIR FOOD. SPECIFICALLY IN THIS STUDY, IT IS ABOUT ORDERING STEAK. I AM INTERESTED IN THIS QUESTION BECASUE IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE IF FOOD RISK BEHAVIORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITY RISK BEHAVIORS. I ALSO AM INTERESTED TO SEE IN THIS STUDY HOW INCOME LEVELS EFFECT THESE DECISIONS AS WELL AS EDUCATION LEVELS, WHICH IS ALSO IN THE STUDY.

What specific research questions will you investigate?

List 2-4 specific research questions. Each should be answerable using your data set.

  1. DO MORE MALES THAN FEMALES ORDER RARE STEAK?
  2. DO PEOPLE WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE GAMBLE MORE THAN PEOPLE WITH A GRADUATE DEGREE?
  3. DO PEOPLE WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK?
  4. DO ALL FEMALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO SMOKE?
  5. DO ALL MALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK
  6. Are males more likely to order their steak rare than females

Data source

538 WEBSITE

What data set will you use to answer your overarching question?

Give the title of your data set and provide a link to your data.

TITLE OF STUDY IS: STEAK-RISK-SURVEY

WEBSITES: https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data/tree/master/steak-survey https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-americans-like-their-steak/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/125buas5LwUrDXEgQh0DPniGkA6-fWeupBgaXgUqXoOI/edit?gid=1253281910#gid=1253281910

Where is this data from?

Describe the source of the data set--not just where you downloaded it, but the person or organization who gathered the data. Explain why you trust them.

May 16, 2014, at 5:08 PM

How Americans Like Their Steak By Walt Hickey Filed under FiveThirtyAte DATA LAB https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data/tree/master/steak-survey https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-americans-like-their-steak/

What is this data about?

Describe the nature of the data in the dataset, including the number of rows and some of the columns which will be important to you.

number of rows= 433 COLUMNS= 8 COLUMNS WHIC HARE IMPORTANT ARE: 1.gender 2.how do you like steak 3.income level 4. degree 5. gamble 6. drink 7. smoke

Methods

How will you use your data set to answer your quantitative questions?

For each research question, explain what you will do with the data set to answer the question, and how you will present your answer (e.g. a chart or a table).

  1. DO MORE MALES THAN FEMALES ORDER RARE STEAK? table
  2. DO PEOPLE WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE GAMBLE MORE THAN PEOPLE WITH A GRADUATE DEGREE? chart
  3. DO PEOPLE WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK?
  4. DO ALL FEMALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO SMOKE?
  5. DO ALL MALES WHO ORDER RARE STEAK ALSO DRINK
  6. Are males more likely to order their steak rare than females