Probability and Statistics
TOPIC EXAMPLES
Past Project Topics
NOTE: The following is a brief list of subjects students worked in the past.
1. Traffic Light Cameras: Do cameras placed at traffic lights to “catch” drivers running red lights decrease, increase, or mark no difference in intersection safety? Are the lights a tool to raise revenue? Are the cameras placed at unsafe intersections or intersections where the most funds can be raised? How do you measure any “intersection safety change”?
2. It
is often said that the price of gas goes up in southwest Virginia/northeast
3. Is
there development or flight in
4. Is age related to spending? Do teenagers spend more than 21-35 year olds? Do those in the 50-60 age group spend less? What are the spending habits of different ages groups? Is there a difference between spending habits and/or amounts based on age?
5. Where do people get there news? Is it from the newspaper, television, or Internet? How is this changing? If from television, what percentage of tv viewing time is spent watching the news? What is “news” to people? Is there a relationship between age and news viewing/reading habits?
These are/were "big" topics. They required much more than one to two weeks to work. Nevertheless, these topics will hopefully inspire you to come up with a topic that is of interest to you. (You are free to use one of the above also, but you must change the score of work required.)