MTH/216 Phoenix
Topic 1 - Health & Nursing
| Health Services and Nursing Scenario | ||||
| Topic 1 | Predicting Expected Medicare Payers | |||
| Scenario 1 | Review data of the expected payers that used Medicare 2003 to 2014. Predict the percentage of expected payers that will use Medicare in 2018. | |||
| Year | County | Zip Code | Medicare payers | |
| 2003 | Humbolt | 90001 | 35612 | |
| 2004 | Humbolt | 90001 | 37412 | |
| 2005 | Humbolt | 90001 | 39841 | |
| 2006 | Humbolt | 90001 | 40123 | |
| 2007 | Humbolt | 90001 | 43122 | |
| 2008 | Humbolt | 90001 | 44125 | |
| 2009 | Humbolt | 90001 | 51229 | |
| 2010 | Humbolt | 90001 | 59748 | |
| 2011 | Humbolt | 90001 | 57008 | |
| 2012 | Humbolt | 90001 | 56727 | |
| 2013 | Humbolt | 90001 | 57985 | |
| 2014 | Humbolt | 90001 | 63123 | |
Topic 2 - Criminal Justice
| Security and Criminal Justice Scenario | ||||
| Topic 2 | Predicting Total US correctional population | |||
| Scenario 2 | Review the data on persons supervised by U.S. adult correctional systems by correctional status. Predict the number of the United States population that will be supervised by U.S. adult correctional system in 2018. | |||
| Year | Total US correctional population | Probation | Parole | |
| 2000 | 6,467,800 | 3,839,400 | 725,500 | |
| 2001 | 6,584,900 | 3,934,500 | 731,100 | |
| 2002 | 6,730,900 | 3,995,000 | 753,100 | |
| 2003 | 6,886,800 | 4,073,800 | 773,500 | |
| 2004 | 6,997,000 | 4,140,400 | 775,900 | |
| 2005 | 7,055,600 | 4,162,300 | 784,400 | |
| 2006 | 7,199,700 | 4,236,800 | 798,200 | |
| 2007 | 3,046,700 | 4,293,000 | 826,100 | |
| 2008 | 7,313,600 | 4,270,100 | 828,200 | |
| 2009 | 7,235,200 | 4,196,200 | 824,100 | |
| 2010 | 7,086,500 | 4,053,600 | 840,700 | |
| 2011 | 6,989,200 | 3,969,400 | 854,600 | |
| 2012 | 6,945,100 | 3,940,800 | 857,800 | |
| 2013 | 6,903,200 | 3,910,600 | 855,200 | |
| 2014 | 6,851,000 | 3,864,100 | 856,900 | |
Topic 3 - Hum. & Sciences
| Humanities and Sciences Scenario | |||||
| Topic 3 | Predicted College Tuition and Fees | ||||
| Scenario 3 | Review college data of the yearly tuition & fees. Predict the cost of yearly tuition and fees in 2018. | ||||
| Year | Yearly Tuition | Books & Supplies | Living Costs | Yearly Tuition & Fees | |
| 2015 | $29,450 | $1,250 | $12,400 | $44,190 | |
| 2014 | $24,444 | $1,038 | $10,292 | $36,679 | |
| 2013 | $20,288 | $861 | $8,542 | $30,442 | |
| 2012 | $17,245 | $732 | $7,261 | $25,876 | |
| 2011 | $16,412 | $625 | $6,532 | $24,112 | |
| 2010 | $15,984 | $600 | $5,899 | $22,984 | |
| 2009 | $8,618 | $1,200 | $15,682 | $25,770 | |
| 2008 | $7,153 | $996 | $13,016 | $21,389 | |
| 2007 | $5,937 | $827 | $10,803 | $17,753 | |
| 2006 | $14,658 | $703 | $9,183 | $24,702 | |
| 2005 | $13,549 | $699 | $5,771 | $20,142 | |
| 2004 | $12,435 | $612 | $5,256 | $18,415 | |
Topic 4 - Social Sciences
| Social Sciences Scenario | |||||
| Topic 4 | Predicting Teen Communication Preferences | ||||
| Scenario 4 | Review the data on communication preferences with teens. Predict how many high-school teens will prefer to use face-to-face communication in 2018. | ||||
| Year | Communication Preference | Age | School Level | Number of Teens | |
| 2000 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 87 | |
| 2001 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 98 | |
| 2002 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 86 | |
| 2003 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 76 | |
| 2004 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 55 | |
| 2005 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 49 | |
| 2006 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 50 | |
| 2007 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 43 | |
| 2008 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 42 | |
| 2009 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 36 | |
| 2010 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 23 | |
| 2011 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 30 | |
| 2012 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 15 | |
| 2013 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 13 | |
| 2014 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 8 | |
| 2015 | Face to Face | Teen | HS | 5 |
Logarithmic Regression
Number of Teens2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 87 98 86 76 55 49 50 43 42 36 23 30 15 13 8 5
Year
Number of Teens
Topic 5 - Business
| Business Scenario | ||||
| Topic 5 | Predicting Tires Purchased | |||
| Scenario 5 | Review the yearly data involving tires purchased at a tire shop with declining business. Predict how many tires will need to be in stock to have available for the customers in 2018. | |||
| Year | Tires Purchased | Wheels Purchased | Lugnuts Purchased | |
| 1996 | 20,478 | 20,018 | 28,592 | |
| 1997 | 15,478 | 18,274 | 9,967 | |
| 1998 | 11,148 | 13,086 | 11,148 | |
| 1999 | 17,916 | 14,659 | 14,659 | |
| 2000 | 13,390 | 9,697 | 8,080 | |
| 2001 | 16,146 | 25,698 | 18,425 | |
| 2002 | 18,456 | 32,237 | 15,132 | |
| 2003 | 12,570 | 21,404 | 9,173 | |
| 2004 | 16,243 | 14,993 | 7,184 | |
| 2005 | 15,628 | 18,346 | 9,852 | |
| 2006 | 18,063 | 14,193 | 6,999 | |
| 2007 | 7,122 | 3,052 | 3,713 | |
| 2008 | 6,649 | 3,740 | 3,586 | |
| 2009 | 9,217 | 4,748 | 3,994 | |
| 2010 | 6,235 | 3,662 | 2,733 | |
| 2011 | 16,542 | 12,426 | 8,145 | |
| 2012 | 12,459 | 8,743 | 11,405 | |
| 2013 | 9,322 | 5,243 | 6,033 | |
| 2014 | 8,704 | 4,687 | 4,491 | |
| 2015 | 9,904 | 4,661 | 5,028 | |
Topic 6 - Education
| Education Scenario | |||||||||||||||
| Topic 6 | Predicting SAT Test Scores | ||||||||||||||
| Scenario 6 | Review the data on the average SAT scores of college-bound seniors from 2002-2015. Predict the average SAT scores of college-bound seniors in 2018. | ||||||||||||||
| Average SAT-Mathematics of college-bound seniors | |||||||||||||||
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| All students Average | 540 | 529 | 530 | 522 | 531 | 523 | 525 | 530 | 525 | 520 | 519 | 516 | 518 | 514 | |
| White | 530 | 531 | 533 | 534 | 531 | 536 | 536 | 534 | 537 | 536 | 536 | 535 | 536 | 534 | |
| Black | 426 | 426 | 427 | 426 | 427 | 431 | 429 | 429 | 426 | 426 | 428 | 427 | 428 | 429 | |
| Mexican American | 460 | 458 | 457 | 457 | 458 | 463 | 465 | 466 | 463 | 463 | 467 | 466 | 465 | 464 | |
| Puerto Rican | 566 | 451 | 451 | 453 | 452 | 457 | 456 | 454 | 453 | 450 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 453 | |
| Other Hispanic | 467 | 465 | 464 | 464 | 465 | 469 | 463 | 463 | 461 | 461 | 462 | 462 | 461 | 461 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 565 | 566 | 569 | 575 | 577 | 580 | 578 | 578 | 581 | 587 | 591 | 595 | 595 | 597 | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 481 | 479 | 483 | 482 | 488 | 493 | 494 | 494 | 491 | 493 | 492 | 488 | 489 | 486 |