There are several types of bad statistics that can be seen when looking at statistical data. According to the video “Don’t be fooled by bad statistics” (2010)‚ there are three basic types of bad data consisting of poorly collected data‚ leading questions‚ and misuse of center. Poorly collected data can produce misleading results. For example‚ when a publishing company conducted a phone survey of popular magazines but did so during business hours when stay at home moms were most likely to participate
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The note had been stuck to Eric’s windshield when he arrived at his car that morning. At first he thought it was nothing more than a piece of junk mail left by some individual attempting to promote one thing or another. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ it became quite clear that the note was left specifically for Eric himself. His name had been scribbled across the paper‚ and so he was quick to lift his wiper and pluck the note from his frosted window. He had to wonder how it even managed to survive
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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Gays in the Military Edward McIntosh D01644587 There will always be strong feelings and debates concerning the topic of homosexuals serving in the United State Military. One thing is certain‚ things have changed. Is it for better or worse? That is up for the individual to decide. Don’t Ask‚ Don’t Tell is the name for the former official U.S. policy (1993–2011) regarding the service of homosexuals in the military. The term was coined after Pres. Clinton in 1993 signed a
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Daniel Weintraub the author of “The battle against fast food begins in the home”‚ believes that parents are the ones that have the best chance to fight childhood obesity. I completely disagree with his argument. Even if the parents are responsible enough to teach their child healthy habits‚ the kids might still eat fast food on their own time because the parents probably don’t follow their children everywhere. It also doesn’t really matter if they don’t become obese a kid if as soon as they leave
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Monster Cookie Recipe 1 cup softened butter. 3 cups of creamy peanut butter. 2.5 cups brown sugar. 2 cups white sugar. 6 eggs. 1.5 tsp vanilla. 1.5 tsp corn syrup. 9 cups of instant rolled oats. 1 pkg chocolate chips. I pkg m&m baking chips. 4 tsp baking soda. Preheat oven to 350. In a very large bowl beat together butter‚ peanut butter‚ brown sugar‚ sugar‚ eggs‚ vanilla and corn syrup. Stir in rest of ingredients ( the last four listed ). Drop by TBSP onto cookie sheet. Bake about 12 min ( I
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When thinking of a horror movie‚ the thought of jump scares (something that is so sudden it makes the viewers jump like a loud noise) and hideous monsters come to mind. Hush is not about some monster to hide from or keeping quiet for fear of being heard. Hush is a horror movie centered around a deaf and mute author‚ Maddie‚ who lives alone with her cat. There are few that involve characters with disabilities. A more well-known movie that came out quite recently is Don’t Breathe. Though both movies
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1. What did you learn about your procrastination habits and your reasons for procrastinating? Provide examples. I learned several things about my procrastination habit. I only have one thing that I would procrastinate about and that was going back to school. I would procrastinate because I was afraid of fear‚ afraid I would not succeed‚ and afraid I would make a fool of myself‚ and most of all afraid I would fail. 2. If you do procrastinate often‚ why do you think you do it? If you do not
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Fast Food or Consumers: You be the Judge. Old McDonald had a farm. We all know that childhood song our parents used to sing to us growing up. Unfortunately‚ we (the American people) were on that farm acting as their livestock. They made millions off of our need for their fast convenient food. But who’s really to Blame? David Zinczenko tries to answer this question in his article called “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ by comparing the rise in childhood heath issues with the popularity and convenience of
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diet because it is unhealthy. He blames food industries and medical industries for all the new treatments and also for making processed food and selling them in the market. David Zinczenko the author of “Don’t Blame The Eater”‚ agree with Michael Pollan. Michael Pollan tell people to stay from western diet and David Zinczenko tell people to look at the back of the products and check what is the ingredients in the food. He also said that people are getting sick because they are not looking at the
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Don’t Blame the Eater vs What You Eat Is Your Business America’s obesity can be an argument that has many sides to it. The one that is the most straightforward and logical is that us as americans are bringing this upon ourselves. We know the kinds of foods that are good and healthy along with the foods that are bad‚ fattening‚ and unhealthy. We try to blame fast food restaurants and grocery stores for serving us foods that are unhealthy. In reality‚ we know. We try to blame those companies because
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