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2000 Pennsylvania Statistics Poster Competition
RESULTS
The 2000 Competition was sponsored by
the Association of Teachers of Mathematics of Philadelphia and Vicinity,
the Center for Statistics Education in Pennsylvania at Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Statistical Association,
the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Statistical Association,
the Harrisburg Chapter of the American Statistical Association, and
the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Villanova University.
- GRADES K-3
- FIRST PRIZE:
Presidential Birth States
by Daniel Choroser
Teacher: Ellen Brown
Rydal East Elementary School, Huntingdon Valley, PA
- SECOND PRIZE:
Who Spends More Time on the Computer in 3rd Grade, Girls or Boys?
Greg Brenner and Jonathan Zubkoff
Teacher: Ellen Brown
Rydal East Elementary School, Huntingdon Valley, PA
- THIRD PRIZE (TIE):
Paper Towels: Do You Buy the Best?
Kelly Gallagher, Eric Cross, Paige Glassman, and Joseph Joyce
Teachers: Nina Marczyk, Helen Naab, and Debbie Peters
Russell Elementary School, Broomall, PA
- THIRD PRIZE (TIE):
Magically Delicious Data
Kelsey McGlade, Lucy Chen, Max Gilbert, Chris Monaco, and Dan Giordano
Teachers: Nina Marczyk, Helen Naab, and Debbie Peters
Russell Elementary School, Broomall, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: Who is Most Popular in Oz?
by: Monte Labash III
Marion Elementary School, Belle Vernon, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: How Many Children Are in Your Family?
by Daniel Gurmankin
Teacher: Ellen Brown
Rydal East Elementary School, Huntingdon Valley, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: Pokemon
by: Michael Schwartz and Michael Brofft
Teacher: Mrs. Houck and Mrs. Nitsche
Vincent Elementary School, Spring City, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: The Paper Airplane
Experiment
by: Lucas Van Houten
Teacher: Marlene A. Davis
Merion Elementary School, Merion, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: Collections
by: Maeve M., Daniel K., Marcus C., Christine C., and Matt L.
Teacher: Rhonda Lewis
Glenside Weldon Elementary School, Glenside, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: Does Practice Make Perfect
Mrs. Davis' 2nd Grade Class
Teacher: Marlene A. Davis
Merion Elementary School, Merion, PA
- GRADES 4-6
- FIRST PRIZE:
What's Your Favorite Candy Bar?
Jennifer Bonnes, Korin Reid, and Jessica Neff
Teacher: Miss T. Eichinger
Lakeview Elementary School, Ridley Park, PA
- SECOND PRIZE:
Do We Speak the Same Languages?
by Monica Wagner
Teacher: Mr. West
McKinley Elementary School, Elkins Park, PA
- THIRD PRIZE:
Which Water is Best? Taste vs. Test
by Shayleigh Dickson
Teacher: E. Jane Evans
Strath Haven Middle School, Wallingford, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: Uniforms
by Julie Naugle, Emily Costello, and Jamie Driadon
Teacher: Miss T. Eichinger
Lakeview Elementary School, Ridley Park, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: How Many T.V.'s Do You
Have in Your House
by Ryan Gever
Teacher: Ellen Brown
Rydal East Elementary School, Huntingdon Valley, PA
- GRADES 7-9
- FIRST PRIZE:
Recorded Music Data from Various Years
by Melinda Cook
Teacher: Brian Griffith
Mechanicsburg Area Intermediate School, Mechanicsburg, PA
- SECOND PRIZE:
Does Smoking Affect Grades?
by Christina Paolucci
Teacher: Karen Husted
East Norriton Middle School, Norristown, PA
- THIRD PRIZE:
Who Will Break Hank Aaron's All-Time Home Run Record of 755?
by Pete Roller, James Conmy, Ryan Curtin, and Pat Gannon
Teacher: Anna Marie Croney
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy, Philadelphia, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: Favorite and Owned Pets
by Margareth Tran
Teacher: Geraldine Casey
Wyoming Valley West Middle School, Kingston, PA
- GRADES 10-12
- FIRST PRIZE:
Does Brand Name Affect Preference More Than Taste?
by Tom Childers
Teacher: Valinda Degler
Great Valley High School, Malvern, PA
- SECOND PRIZE:
Which Gender Adds Up in Mathematics?
by Jennifer Laughery and Abby Minnich
Teacher: Mary Lou Metz
Rockwood Area High School, Rockwood, PA
- THIRD PRIZE:
What Thematic Words are More Common to Shakespeare's Comedies vs. His Tragedies?
by Megan Paustian
Teacher: Karen Zaffiro
Cedar Crest High School, Lebanon, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: How Cereals Deceive
by Becky Dunlap and Stef Lawlor
Teacher: Ruth Carver
Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: The Flu: It Could
Happen to You
by Mark Heere and Margaret Whitman
Teacher: Ruth Carver
Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: Does Hand Length
Correlate to Height?
by Kelly Gorman and Lisa Brown
Teacher: Nancy Adams
Conestoga High School, Berwyn, PA
- HONORABLE MENTION: High School Girls and
Smoking
by Angela Colletta and Danielle Heeney
Teacher: Mary Reil
St. Hubert Catholic High School, Philadelphia, PA
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