Zombie Project

Part 1: Who recovers and who becomes zombified?
It's difficult to analyze the data in list form. Start your analysis by a dot plot and then comparing the mean ages.

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Make a dot plot of the ages of your patients. Color code the zombie ages green and the recovered ages blue.

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What do you notice about the dot plot? What conclusions can you draw about whether or not someone will turn into a zombie if they get Virus X?

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Find the mean age of people who became zombies. Show your work.

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Find the mean age of people who recovered. Show your work.

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Do both means give a good picture of the data or are they misleading? If you had to give an update to the media, would you share the information about the means? Explain.

Part 2: Where did Virus X originate and how can doctors diagnose it?

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Use the data and the maps to create a bar graph showing where the infected people were traveling from.

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Determine the most common symptoms experienced by people who become zombies by completing a frequency table:

fever _______ 
nausea _______ 
headache _______ 
stomachache _______ 
cough _______ 

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Write a short article that can be published on the CDC's website explaining everything you've discovered about Virus X. (ages, symptoms, US states)

Part 3: Saving Lives

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A new patient has come to you for assistance: "Hello, my name is Dana. I'm 31 years old, and I'm from South Carolina. I've had a variety of symptoms: headaches, a fever, and a rash. Do you think I will recover or become a zombie?"

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"How many days do you think it will take?"  Let her know the range, mean and the median of days it will take. 
Range: _______ 
Mean: _______ 
Median: _______ 

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Part 1: Who recovers and who becomes zombified?

Make a dot plot of the ages of your patients. Color code the zombie ages green and the recovered ages blue.

What do you notice about the dot plot? What conclusions can you draw about whether or not someone will turn into a zombie if they get Virus X?

Find the mean age of people who became zombies. Show your work.

Find the mean age of people who recovered. Show your work.

Do both means give a good picture of the data or are they misleading? If you had to give an update to the media, would you share the information about the means? Explain.

Part 2: Where did Virus X originate and how can doctors diagnose it?

Use the data and the maps to create a bar graph showing where the infected people were traveling from.

Write a short article that can be published on the CDC's website explaining everything you've discovered about Virus X. (ages, symptoms, US states)

Part 3: Saving Lives

A new patient has come to you for assistance: "Hello, my name is Dana. I'm 31 years old, and I'm from South Carolina. I've had a variety of symptoms: headaches, a fever, and a rash. Do you think I will recover or become a zombie?"

Provide Dana with a detailed overview of what to expect, using the mean, median and range to support your answers.