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Lakesiders weigh in on the U.S. politics and Stud Gov

The Accelerated Statistics class at Lakeside performed a survey and statistical analyses on their data. “Tatler” condensed it into a couple graphs and a short report.
Rohan D. ’25, Science and Technology Editor
Apr 30, 2024
Relative Opinions on Power around the Government and Stud Gov (Lakeside Stats Class)

Of the Upper School students surveyed, most believe that the U.S. government has either too much or the right amount of power. However, most also believe that Student Government does not have enough power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P-value of Satisfaction (Lakeside Stats Class) Courtesy of Lucy K. ’24, Mia L. ’24, Nathaniel R. ’24, and Ria T. ’24.

The p-value of a dataset is the probability that the result is due to random chance (in this case, the “result” is whether Lakesiders have confidence in a given institution). A value with p < 0.05 is statistically significant.

From the data collected, we can conclude that the portion of students who think that Student Government should have more power is statistically significant. However, we are unable to conclude anything about what Upper School students think about the United States government. Additionally, there appears to be no correlation between opinions on Stud Gov and the U.S. government.

 

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Rohan D. ’25
Rohan D. ’25, STEM Editor
Ever since his little incident in April 26, 1986, Rohan Dhillon has been on the run from a variety of governmental agencies and human rights organizations— an issue made much worse by what he did to those poor Greenpeace agents all those years ago. As a reporter, he strives to emulate the work of his personal hero, Julian Assange (make sure to ask him about his passion project, LakesideLeaks).When not haranguing administrators for a quote or looking for a new way to circumvent the EICs’ deadlines, one can find Rohan extolling the virtues of the Church of Scientology, trying to convince the science department to replace Bio with a Creationism course, or pondering the merits of a return to feudalism.