Report Generation
Part of the Logic & Flow section of Coddy's C# journey — lesson 44 of 66.
Challenge
MediumNow that we have the grading system, let's create a reporting module to generate formatted reports about student performance. Create a class called ReportGenerator with these methods:
GenerateStudentReport(int[][] scoreGrid, int studentIndex): Returns a formatted string reporting a specific student's scores, average, and letter grade.- Format: "Student #X | Average: YY.Y | Grade: Z\nAssignment scores: S1, S2, S3, ..." where S1, S2, S3, ... are the numerical scores for each assignment.
- For ungraded assignments (score of -1), display "N/A" instead of the score.
- Return "Invalid student index" for any invalid student index.
GenerateClassSummary(int[][] scoreGrid): Returns a formatted string summarizing the class performance.- Format: "Class Summary\nTotal Students: X\nClass Average: YY.Y\nGrade Distribution: A: #, B: #, C: #, D: #, F: #"
GenerateAssignmentReport(int[][] scoreGrid, int assignmentIndex): Returns a formatted string with statistics for a specific assignment.- Format: "Assignment #X | Average: YY.Y | Completion Rate: Z%"
- Completion rate is the percentage of students who have a grade for this assignment (not -1).
- Return "Invalid assignment index" for any invalid assignment index.
Try it yourself
using System; // Don't delete this line
using System.Text;
public class ReportGenerator
{
public static string GenerateStudentReport(int[][] scoreGrid, int studentIndex)
{
// Write your code here
}
public static string GenerateClassSummary(int[][] scoreGrid)
{
// Write your code here
}
public static string GenerateAssignmentReport(int[][] scoreGrid, int assignmentIndex)
{
// Write your code here
}
}
// Required for testing - do not modify
public class DataCollector
{
public static int[][] CreateScoreGrid(int students, int assignments)
{
int[][] scoreGrid = new int[students][];
for (int i = 0; i < students; i++)
{
scoreGrid[i] = new int[assignments];
}
return scoreGrid;
}
public static bool ValidateScore(int score)
{
return score >= 0 && score <= 100;
}
public static int[][] PopulateWithDefaultValues(int[][] scoreGrid)
{
for (int i = 0; i < scoreGrid.Length; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < scoreGrid[i].Length; j++)
{
scoreGrid[i][j] = -1;
}
}
return scoreGrid;
}
}
public class DataEntry
{
public static int SetStudentScore(int[][] scoreGrid, int studentIndex, int assignmentIndex, int score)
{
// Check for out of bounds indices
if (studentIndex < 0 || studentIndex >= scoreGrid.Length ||
assignmentIndex < 0 || assignmentIndex >= scoreGrid[studentIndex].Length)
{
return -1;
}
// Validate the score
if (!DataCollector.ValidateScore(score))
{
return -2;
}
// Set the score
scoreGrid[studentIndex][assignmentIndex] = score;
return 0;
}
public static int UpdateAllScores(int[][] scoreGrid, int[] studentIndices, int assignmentIndex, int score)
{
int successCount = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < studentIndices.Length; i++)
{
int result = SetStudentScore(scoreGrid, studentIndices[i], assignmentIndex, score);
if (result == 0)
{
successCount++;
}
}
return successCount;
}
}
public class DataAnalyzer
{
public static double CalculateStudentAverage(int[][] scoreGrid, int studentIndex)
{
// Check if student index is valid
if (studentIndex < 0 || studentIndex >= scoreGrid.Length)
{
return -1;
}
int sum = 0;
int count = 0;
// Calculate sum of valid scores
for (int j = 0; j < scoreGrid[studentIndex].Length; j++)
{
int score = scoreGrid[studentIndex][j];
if (score != -1) // Ignore ungraded assignments
{
sum += score;
count++;
}
}
// Return average or 0 if no valid scores
return count > 0 ? (double)sum / count : 0;
}
public static double CalculateAssignmentAverage(int[][] scoreGrid, int assignmentIndex)
{
// Check if there are any students
if (scoreGrid.Length == 0)
{
return -1;
}
// Check if assignment index is valid
if (assignmentIndex < 0 || assignmentIndex >= scoreGrid[0].Length)
{
return -1;
}
int sum = 0;
int count = 0;
// Calculate sum of valid scores for the assignment
for (int i = 0; i < scoreGrid.Length; i++)
{
if (assignmentIndex < scoreGrid[i].Length)
{
int score = scoreGrid[i][assignmentIndex];
if (score != -1) // Ignore ungraded assignments
{
sum += score;
count++;
}
}
}
// Return average or 0 if no valid scores
return count > 0 ? (double)sum / count : 0;
}
public static int[] FindHighestScore(int[][] scoreGrid)
{
int highestStudentIndex = 0;
int highestAssignmentIndex = 0;
int highestScore = -1;
// Search for the highest score
for (int i = 0; i < scoreGrid.Length; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < scoreGrid[i].Length; j++)
{
int currentScore = scoreGrid[i][j];
if (currentScore > highestScore)
{
highestScore = currentScore;
highestStudentIndex = i;
highestAssignmentIndex = j;
}
}
}
return new int[] { highestStudentIndex, highestAssignmentIndex, highestScore };
}
}
public class GradingSystem
{
public static string ConvertToLetterGrade(double score)
{
if (score < 0 || score > 100)
{
return "N/A";
}
else if (score >= 90)
{
return "A";
}
else if (score >= 80)
{
return "B";
}
else if (score >= 70)
{
return "C";
}
else if (score >= 60)
{
return "D";
}
else
{
return "F";
}
}
public static string GetStudentGrade(int[][] scoreGrid, int studentIndex)
{
double average = DataAnalyzer.CalculateStudentAverage(scoreGrid, studentIndex);
if (average == -1)
{
return "N/A";
}
return ConvertToLetterGrade(average);
}
public static int[] GetClassDistribution(int[][] scoreGrid)
{
int[] distribution = new int[5]; // [A, B, C, D, F]
for (int i = 0; i < scoreGrid.Length; i++)
{
string grade = GetStudentGrade(scoreGrid, i);
switch (grade)
{
case "A":
distribution[0]++;
break;
case "B":
distribution[1]++;
break;
case "C":
distribution[2]++;
break;
case "D":
distribution[3]++;
break;
case "F":
distribution[4]++;
break;
// N/A grades are not counted in the distribution
}
}
return distribution;
}
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