Week 1 data in the ROI
Project Week 1
For these project assignments throughout the course you will need to reference the data in the ROI Excel spreadheet. Download it here.
In this data set – the ROI data set – for 2 different majors (Business and Engineering), you are given a sample of the 20 best colleges according to ROI (ROI = Return on Investment) and their ‘School Type’, ‘Cost’, ’30-Year ROI’, and ‘Annual % ROI’.
- For each of the 2 majors create a pie chart using the column ‘School Type’. Comment on your results.
- For each of the 2 majors create a frequency distribution and histogram using the column ‘Annual % ROI’. Group with starting at 6% (0.06), ending at 11% (0.11), and go by 0.5% (0.005).
- For the histograms title your charts “Histogram Business Major: Annual % ROI” for Business majors and “Histogram Engineering Major: Annual % ROI” for Engineering Majors. Comment on your results.
| Grading Criteria Assignments | Maximum Points |
| Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria | 40 |
| Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts | 20 |
| Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts | 30 |
| Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
