• After running a chi-square analysis between the grade level of students and the amount of texts they sent and another chi-square analysis between the gender of the students and the amount of texts they send, we realized that there is no useful relationship between the gender or grade level of the person and the amount of texts they send on average in a month. However, when we ran a 2-sample t-test to compare the average mean number of texts freshman sent last month in comparison to the average mean number of texts seniors sent last month, the test revealed that freshman indeed send a greater majority of texts. Even though there is no broad generic pattern of texting based on grade level or gender, it seems that freshman do send the amount of texts.
  • Our results could be applied to other high schools in suburbs west of Cleveland due to the similarities in characteristics of the high schools and the student populations between the cities.  However, due to the many extraneous factors that exist, our results are still not very reliable. Despite our controls, a more detailed and accurate survey coupled with larger and more stratified samples from a broader population is needed to confirm or disprove our findings and strengthen any patterns discovered.

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