Discussion

Weaknesses: There is sample bias, as only one week out of the year was selected to sample the number of cars in the North Olmsted High School parking lot, and there may have been an event or a particular weather pattern that may have influenced the number of cars in the parking lot. On particularly bad weather days students may be less likely to drive to school, thus opening up more space in the parking lot.  

Extrapolation: One could possibly extrapolate the data to the remander of the school year for the parking lot, but this data may not apply to any other school or any other situation.

Further Studies: One may decide to do a more accurate and in depth study of the traffic patterns of our great institution, although