As a College Student, I Thrive on Naps

With the social aspect of college and the irregular schedule of classes, work, and extracurricular activities, naps are essential to the sustenance of life at college. As a child, I hated naps. Too much energy. As a young adult, I enjoy naps. Too much schoolwork. Or, at the very least, more than I would like. Over the course of the first five semesters at my university, I have kept diligent notes on my nap habits. The following breaks down some key points about each semester so far.

Of course, I wanted to go further and find out a possible effect of my nap habits. Are the frequencies or length of my naps reflected on my grade point average? To find this, I found the coefficient of determination for each respective question. With regard to the number of naps per semester, the coefficient was 0.23, so there is very little correlation with my GPA and the number of naps I took that semester. The correlation between average nap length and semester GPA is virtually nonexistent, with a coefficient of 0.002.

Needless to say, I can’t sleep my days away to graduate with distinction. Simple enough.

What possible metrics — besides the obvious measure of hours spent studying — could possibly have a strong correlation with GPA? I’ll use the best ideas as a platform for hypothesis testing.