Can you conduct your own correlational study? Sure you can

Can you conduct your own correlational study? Sure you can. Here is one suggestion:- Randomly sample 15 states using the methods described in (List all the states, number them, and then use a random number table to select 15. You could use all 50 states, of course, but a selection of 15 makes this exercise more manageable.) Then decide what variables might provide an interpretable correlation. State information is readily available online at trustworthy websites such as the National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/) and The Nation’s Report Card You might consider collecting data on population size, school expenditure, NAEP (or ACT) scores, dropout rates, going-to college rates, or many others. You could also collect none ducational state data—such as average income, health indexes, crime rates, political measures, or even average number of sunny days—from other sources. Form a scatter plot as illustrated in Is there a discernible pattern among your data points reflecting a relationship between the variables you chose? If so, how would you interpret this correlation?