Mathematical Inclination and Recreation:

Part 2

Discussion

Graphs 1 through 6 show a lot of variability in the scores suggesting that there are a lot of uncontrolled variables in this experiment. Students might play on sports teams outside of school, or may be on school sports teams. Some weeks there may have been more time in math class spent on data management than others. There also might have been more time spent on gym during one unit, because of assemblies and presentations. Also, some students might been absent for several math lessons in one unit, and none in the other, which would also affect their test scores. Some students may have also been absent for several gym classes in one unit and none in the other. If I were to repeat this experiment, than I would perform it on a larger scale, on subjects of different age groups. I would also try to have more controls, because an experiment like this has many variables.