A BriefA Brief Statistical Look at Apollo
Instructions
The Research Project is worth 20+ percent of your overall course grade. The assignment requires you to demonstrate the following course objectives (as stated in the course syllabus):
Analyze sources of data/information related to a given research topic
Evaluate both quantitative and qualitative research methods
Apply select statistical analysis procedures for quantitative data
Present findings in a coherent manner using both written text and graphics
For this assignment, you will be required to use a minimum of seven supporting documents/sources. All sources must be scientific/scholarly in nature (and must be independent of one another just like in the Annotated Bibliography–two different pages from the same website count as one source). Do not forget to access and use the AMU Online Library in support of your research, as well as the NASA website.
Research Task
Find, compare, and contrast the data for the Apollo 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 missions.
This may include such information as total days in Earth and lunar orbit, total time on the Moon, total spacewalks, health statistics for the astronauts and/or any other information/mission objectives you feel pertinent. There is no set path for this assignment – the values to be compared are of your choosing, but make sure you analyze the information in depth. Do not just copy it from other sources and consider that your paper.
