Underage Smoking
Underage Smoking I have often heard news reports about the rising problem of underage smoking. ... In which case, I have decided to conduct my project on the statistics of underage smokers within my own high school. ... In addition to my previous interests, I was especially curious about smoking related to grade level. ... Considering the standard deviation was so small I could conclude that the grade level (9-12) did not make a drastic difference in the amount of underage smokers. ... Throughout my studies, I have noticed, especially with the pie charts, that there are serious problems within my high school regarding underage smoking. I think that I have proven through my work that something seriously needs to be done inside our high schools to control or if at all possible prevent the increasing number of students that are being pressured by their peers into engaging in smoking. ... Optimistically, I am hoping that something will be done in the near future about underage smoking. Through my trial, I have concluded that the news reports are very true, and right on target when they say that there is a serious problem with the number of underage smokers in America today. ... Appendix Underage Smoking Survey Grade Name Yes I Do Smoke No I Don’t Smoke 9 Lindsay, Elizabeth 444 9 Fletcher, Allison 444 9 Thompson, Whitney 444 9 Baker, Stephen 444 9 Justus, Theo 444 9 Chapman, Jackie 444 9 Mullins, Anthony 444 9 Olden, Scott 444 9 Perkins, Todd 444 9 Elswick, Ryan 444 10 Edwards, Traci 444 10 Looney, Julie 444 10 Hibbits, Laken 444 10 Newberry, Kenny 444 10 Vanover, Wade 444 10 Walk, Renae 444 10 Crabtree, Emilee 444 10 Fleenor, Jordan 444 10 Guiralou, Sasha 444 10 Willis, David 444 11 Prater, Kristen 444 11 Slone, Kristy 444 11 Looney, Aaron 444 11 Collins, Megan 444 11 Kerr, Brooke 444 11 Bowman, Joshua 444 11 Manier, Emily 444 11 Tiller, Tracy 444 11 Blankenship, Micah 444 11 Deel, Amy 444 12 Johnson, Zack 444 12 Scott, Erin 444 12 Ratliff, Savanna 444 12 Farmer, Cagney 444 12 Hipps, Justin 444 12 Wolfeard, Megan 444 12 Clevinger, Chad 444 12 Fields, Amanda 444 12 Grizzle, Lisa 444 12 Pruitt, John 444 Variance Standard Deviation s²=1/(n-1)S( ci-Xbar) ² s=square root(0.