HW 53 - Survey Analysis

Part 1:
This survey was made using questions contributed anonymously by you and your classmates. All answers are anonymous. You don't have to answer anything, but it would be helpful if you would take the survey. It includes almost a hundred questions (sorry - there were a lot of great questions that I had to sort through) so you will need to budget time. Use your time in 101 for this only if you're already done with HW 52 and you don't mind risking a little privacy (it'd be better to do it where no one can look over your shoulder).

Part 2:
Please create and share insights on the process of taking the survey. How did it feel to take it? Were there any questions that made you stop and think? Without necessarily listing those questions - what were some of the commonalities between the questions that made you think or feel deeply? If you decided not to take it, what was that like? If you don't want to talk about why you didn't take it, do an alternate assignment - such as research divorce rates among families, "face time" with parent(s)/guardian(s), etc.

Part 3:
When the results are posted (Wednesday at 8:30am) please analyze the results. (Hint: Password is the correctly spelled uncapitalized last name of the mostly bald guy who used to stand at the door when you came back from lunch). What were some of the particularly interesting scores? Do you notice any patterns? Were there any big surprises? Do you feel like you are similar to most of the students who answered the survey? What do you think accounts for the differences?

Part 4:

Please compare our informal and quick survey results to the report of the results of a professionally done teen survey such as this one or this one, or a reputable report you find yourself. What was a similarity? A difference? What does the experience of comparing show you about researching complex issues?

All four parts due Sunday May 9 by 8:30am.