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Which of the following are part(s) of statistics? Select all that apply.
numerical calculations, graphs
interpretations and decisions based on the numbers and graphs - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Statistics is a field of study concerned with summarizing
data, interpreting data, and making decisions based on data. It involves all
of those things.
Higher rates of ice cream consumption and drowning for a city correspond.
This leads people to believe that eating ice cream can somehow put you at
risk of drowning. Can you think of another interpretation? - 🧠 ANSWER
, ✔✔Yes,There is a third variable involved here--the summer. More people
eat ice cream in the summer and more people swim in the summer.
Importance of Statists - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
You hear in a commercial that 80% of children prefer to eat a certain kind
of cereal for breakfast. What do you conclude? This cereal is superior to all
others...at least according to kids. You need to know more about where
these data came from before making any conclusions. 20% of kids prefer to
eat Trix. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To be an intelligent consumer of statistics, your
first reflex must be to question the statistics that you encounter.
What should you take into consideration when evaluating statistical claims?
Check all that apply.
The statistics presented
The sources of the statistical findings
The procedures used to generate the claims - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔As opposed
to just accepting numbers or findings, you should think about all of these
things when evaluating a statistical claim. The statistics presented
The sources of the statistical findings