Your Project Will Be To Analyze Design And Document A Simple

Your Project Will Be To Analyze Design And Document A Simple Program

Your 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 state where they reside. Determine and print the average age of your family and print the names of anyone who lives in Texas. For this part of the deliverable, there are 2 components of your submission including: Program Description—A detailed, clear description of the program you are building. Analysis—Demonstrates your thought process and steps used to analyze the problem. Be sure to include the required input and output and how you will obtain the required output from the given input. Also, include your variable names and definitions. Be sure to describe the necessary formulas and sample calculations that might be needed. Talk about the functions you plan to use and how you will use arrays. Be sure to talk about the types of programming statements that will be used on why. Additional details about the program you need to write: Family sizes vary, however, you should design to be able to enter at least 50 family members. Your test cases should have at least 5 family members. Be sure to separate some functionality into functions or submodules. Having all functionality in the main module is not a good design. Your design should consider how to indicate the family member entry is complete. Carefully consider the best data type for each of your variables. (e.g., when to use Float versus Integers versus Strings). Submission requirements: Your completed assignment should be saved as a Word document and submitted to your LEO assignment area no later than the due date listed in the syllabus. Your document should be neat, well-written with minimal grammatical and spelling errors. Your name should be clearly listed on the first page along with the class/section, professor, and due date. Your document should contain page numbers at the bottom of each page. Single or double space line formatting is acceptable. Your file should be named yournamefpp.docx (or yournamefpp.doc). For example, if your name is Julie Smith, name your file juliesmithfpp.docx.

Paper For Above instruction

The objective of this project is to design and document a simple yet functional program that effectively manages family member data. This program will prompt users to input details for each family member, specifically their name, age, and state of residence. The main goals are to calculate the average age of all entered family members and identify those living in Texas. To achieve this, a comprehensive analysis and thoughtful design process are essential, incorporating structured programming principles such as sequential, selection, and repetition statements, as well as modularization through functions and arrays.

Program Description

The program's core function is to accept multiple family member entries, store these details, and perform calculations and filtering based on the input data. The program should allow entry for a minimum of five family members for testing purposes but be scalable to accommodate at least fifty entries. Data structures like arrays or lists will be used to hold the information for each family member, with each entry containing multiple attributes: name, age, and state. The program will have a clear method to indicate when data entry is complete; for example, by allowing the user to enter a specific sentinel value or mechanism to terminate data input.

Analysis and Approach

Input Collection: The program will prompt the user to enter details for each family member—name (string), age (integer), and state (string). To facilitate multiple entries, a loop will be used, with a condition to exit upon user indication, such as entering 'done' or a similar sentinel.

Data Storage: A multidimensional array or list of dictionaries/objects will be employed to store individual records. Example data structures include an array of dictionaries, where each dictionary contains keys for 'name', 'age', and 'state'.

Variables and Data Types: String variables will store names and states, integer variables for ages, and floating-point variables for calculations like the average age if necessary (although age can generally be integer unless fractional ages are considered). An example variable list:

- familyMembers: List of dictionaries

- totalAge: Integer, accumulates sum of ages

- memberCount: Integer, counts entered members

- averageAge: Float, computed as totalAge / memberCount

- name, state: String, for individual input

- age: Integer, for individual age input

Formulas and Calculations

The average age is calculated as:

average_age = total_age / number_of_family_members

Sample calculation: If total age sum is 250 and the number of members is 5, the average age is 250 / 5 = 50.

Functions and Modular Design

- Input function: To handle user data entry with validation checks (e.g., age is an integer, name and state are strings).

- Data processing function: To compute the total age and identify family members living in Texas.

- Output function: To display the average age and list of names residing in Texas.

- Main function: To coordinate the flow, loop through data entry, and invoke other functions appropriately.

Programming Statements and Logic

The program will predominantly utilize:

- Sequential statements for flow control during input and output.

- Selection statements (if-else) to verify data validity and filter Texas residents.

- Repetition structures (while or for loops) for multiple data entries.

- Array operations to store and process multiple records efficiently.

The design aims for clarity, robustness, and scalability, ensuring the entered data is valid and effectively processed to produce accurate results.

In conclusion, this structured approach emphasizes modular functions, proper variable typing, and logical flow, ensuring the program is easy to understand, maintain, and extend. By carefully implementing each component, the program will reliably perform the required tasks and demonstrate good programming practices.

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