Project proposal Guidelines Fall 2009 Title page

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  Title for your report
  
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  Your name
  
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  Class
  
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  Date
  

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   Describe the data set:
   
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     The variable(s) in your data set.
     
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     How big is the data set?
     
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     Who collected this data set?
     
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     Where did you get it from?
     
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   Form a scientific question that can be answered by your data set.
   

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  A copy of your data set. If it is more than 100 data points include the first 100 observations.
  

An interesting experiment took place beginning in April 1979 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The local police Department tried a procedure they thought might have the effect of reducing drunken-While-intoxicated (DWI) related accidents. The procedure was quite simple. A squad of police officers used a special van that housed a blood alcohol testing (BAT) device; the van became known as the “Batmobile.” The data file “batmobile.xls” contains information for the following variables:

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  Date = Represents the quarter and the year where the information was collected
  
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  ACC = Injuries and fatalities from Wednesday through Saturday nighttime accidents
  
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  Fuel = Fuel consumption (millions of Gallons) in Albuquerque.
  
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  Group = Time period. Group = 0 for quarters before the implementation of the Batmobile program; Group = 1 for quarters after the implementation of Batmobile program.
  

Our goal is to explain whether the Batmobile program was effective.