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Proposal for Growlithe Group

What is the average age of both males and females upon death, who are buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery? By using a random sample gathering, we will use the dates on randomly selected tombstones and will thereby form a confidence statement on the average age death of males and females at the cemetery. We can also compare the data of males vs. females.

We will sample 5% of the headstones each for both sexes from already labeled six sections out of all the headstones in the cemetery. We will count, categorize, map, and assign all headstones with a number (first males, then females) and use a random number table to determine the 5% of each section that will be recorded from the population.

As with any survey, there is always a chance of error. There is a possibility of encountering a worn headstone, misreading, wrong dates, unmarked headstones, problems recording data, and, of course, the inevitable human error. To deal with any sampling errors we will of course randomly pick another grave if the one that is selected happens to have any of the above mentioned situations.

After collecting and organizing the data, we believe the average age of death for both males and females in Mt. Vernon Cemetery will be between 50 and 70 for males, and 60 and 80 for females. Ultimately, we believe that women had a longer life span than men on average.

For this survey, we will not need permission from our instructor or from any security of the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

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