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Our Final Project Will Be To Analyze Design And Document A Simple Pr

Our final project will be to analyze, design, and document a simple program that utilizes a good design process and incorporates sequential, selection, and repetitive programming statements as well as at least one function call and the use of at least one array. The specific problem you need to solve for the final project is: Design a program that will allow a user to input a list of your family members along with their age and the state where they reside. Determine and print the average age of your family and print the names of anyone who lives in Texas. There are four components of your submission including: a program description, analysis, test plan, and pseudocode. All components should be placed in a Word document for submission.

Paper For Above instruction

The aim of this final project is to develop a comprehensive program that facilitates user input related to family members, processes this data efficiently, and provides meaningful outputs such as the average age and the names of family members residing in Texas. To achieve this, the design must showcase an organized approach that integrates various programming constructs, including sequential, selection, and loop statements, as well as functions and arrays.

Program Description

The program is designed to prompt the user to enter details of family members, including name, age, and state of residence. The user can input data for up to 50 family members, with the program allowing for flexible entry and an indication of completion. The program will then calculate the average age of all entered family members and identify those who live in Texas, displaying their names. Data input will be stored using arrays—probably parallel arrays for names, ages, and states—to facilitate easy processing.

Analysis

The core of the program involves understanding how to handle user data input, manage data storage efficiently, and perform calculations and selections based on conditions. Key variables include arrays for storing names (String type), ages (integer or float type for averaging), and states (String type). Naming conventions such as familyNames, familyAges, and familyStates are suitable. The formulas involved include calculating the sum of all ages and dividing by the total number to obtain the average age (Total Age / Number of Family Members). To identify family members in Texas, a selection statement will compare each state entry with the string "TX". Functions planned include one for input gathering, one for calculating the average age, and one for listing members from Texas. Loops are essential for iterating over all entered records, and conditions are used for filtering Texas residents.

Test Plan

Test Data Set Input Expected Output
Test Case 1

Family Members:

Name: Fred, Age: 82, State: MD

Name: Mary, Age: 75, State: OH

Name: Joe, Age: 45, State: TX

Name: Julie, Age: 47, State: TX

Name: Beth, Age: 9, State: TX

Average Age: 51.6

Members who live in TX: Joe, Julie, Beth
Test Case 2

Family Members:

Name: Alice, Age: 30, State: CA

Name: Bob, Age: 40, State: TX

Name: Charles, Age: 25, State: NY

Name: Diane, Age: 35, State: TX

Name: Emma, Age: 20, State: FL

Average Age: 30

Members who live in TX: Bob, Diane
Test Case 3

Family Members:

Name: Henry, Age: 55, State: TX

Name: Ian, Age: 60, State: TX

Name: Jack, Age: 70, State: TX

Name: Kate, Age: 65, State: TX

Name: Laura, Age: 50, State: CA

Average Age: 60

Members who live in TX: Henry, Ian, Jack, Kate

Pseudocode

START


DECLARE arrays: names[50], ages[50], states[50]


DECLARE variables: count = 0, totalAge = 0


WHILE user has not indicated completion AND count 

PROMPT "Enter family member's name:"


READ names[count]


PROMPT "Enter age:"


READ ages[count]


PROMPT "Enter state:"


READ states[count]


totalAge = totalAge + ages[count]


count = count + 1


END WHILE


CALCULATE averageAge = totalAge / count


DISPLAY "Average Age: " + averageAge


DISPLAY "Members who live in TX:"


FOR i from 0 to count-1


IF states[i] == "TX"


DISPLAY names[i]


END IF


END FOR


END

In designing this program, careful thought is required on managing data input efficiently, handling different data types, and structuring the flow with functions to improve modularity. Implementing input validation ensures data integrity, and using functions for repeated processes like input collection and report generation enhances readability and maintainability. The use of arrays allows for scalable storage of family member data, and the selection and iteration structures enable filtering and analysis based on user criteria.

References

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