Mat 540 Week 6 Final Paper

Final Paper Outline

Stephanie Charles

MAT 540

August 8, 2016

Richard Vaughn

Final Paper Outline

I. Introduction

a. The paper, and thesis, will focus on the number of work zone crashes and fatalities in the state of North Carolina from the past few years.

b. Statistical method(s) will used to address this issue.

II. Statement of the problem

a. With a plunge in gas prices, an increased number of drivers going on road trips, speeding, and no gaps for merging vehicles; we will research the number of work zone crashes and fatalities in the state of North Carolina.

b. Data will be provided from various government agencies as well as research recent articles pertaining to this matter.

III. Literature review

a. NCDOT (2016). Research and Statistics: (website):

i. This article examines the day and times crashes occurred in North Carolina

ii. It contains data on more than 18,000 crashes between 2011-2015, statewide.

iii. I will utilize this article to explore data points and lurking variables

b. Uber Technologies (2016): Ride

i. This website explores the Uber company in regards to work zone crashes and fatalities.

ii. I will use this article to further explore lurking variables

c. NCDOT (2016). Road Rules

i. This article focuses on drivers’ 18 and younger and examines driving laws.

ii. Lurking variables with me examined.

d. NCDOT (2016). Research and Statistics: (website)

i. This article will provide further research on statistical data

ii. This article will assist in the research of North Carolina, specifically, examine each variable that will be considered when determining such data points.

IV. Conclusion

a. In the conclusion, I will summarize the paper by restating the thesis and ad providing an additional solution.

References

NCDOT (2016). Research and Statistics. Retrieved on August 8, 2016 from https://www.ncdot.gov/programs/workzonesafety/research/

Uber Technologies (2016). Ride. Retrieved on August 8, 2016 from

https://www.uber.com/ride/

Johnson, R. & Bhattacharyya, G. (2010). Statistics: Principles & Methods. (7th Ed.).

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.