Critically Assessing Statistics Why does Best argue that we should be cautious about statistics we encounter? Misquoted‚ repeated wrong Used for specific agendas – manipulated to get the desired reaction We need statistics – they’re necessary to understand complex society We need them to understand social problems BUT we need to be cautions What should we do to be better consumers of statistics? What questions should we be asking? Remember that statistics are presented from a particular
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What‚ if anything‚ can be learnt about the ‘crime problem’ from studying Home Office criminal statistics? Previous to April 2012 the Home office was the most definitive source of being accountable for recording official statistics‚ since then the Office for National Statistics took responsibility for such data. This essay will cover the current trends portrayed by the Home Office criminal statistics‚ and the levels of insight we obtain form understanding them.Initially to learn and get an understanding
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The Emirates Group Operating statistics - Emirates 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 Consolidated financial statements Total revenue (AED’000) Total expenditure (AED’000) Operating profit (AED’000) Net profit (AED’000) 23‚066‚710 20‚505‚384 2‚652‚291 2‚474‚999 18‚130‚998 15‚628‚282 2‚618‚789 2‚407‚385 13‚286‚331 11‚602‚094 1‚748‚756 1‚573‚511 9‚709‚749 8‚749‚606 1‚000‚511 906‚747 7‚274‚658 6‚783‚795 625‚794 468‚231 Airline operating statistics Performance indicators Yield (Fils per
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Juvenile Crime Statistics William Scott Bennett CJA/374 September 24‚ 2012 LeDetra C. Jones Juvenile Arrests 2008 Data is collected by law enforcement agencies within the United States and submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigations for tracking purposes. These numbers are used by analysts at the FBI to indicate trends in crime and to possibly develop alternative policing methods. A statistician can manipulate numbers to show what they feel is relevant‚ but aside from
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Statistics is everywhere. We consume this information from political campaigns to medical studies. It is constantly on our television and even on the radio on our way to work. It lets us know what is going on in the world. However‚ statistics can be misleading and be used improperly. Some can even be bias to promote an agenda or belief. As critical thinkers‚ bad statistics can be debunked and avoided. Emily Dressler’s ‘Don’t Be Fooled By Bad Statistics’ informs the viewers that we should avoid misleading
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Running head: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS PAPER Descriptive Statistics Paper Mickey Gahan‚ Tony Goss‚ Gerry Camacho and Rob Jacobson University of Phoenix Research Process Paper Few sports have had the social impact that baseball has had over the years. Baseball has long been the all-American pastime. Baseball parks in most major cities across the U.S. attract families including children with dreams of becoming
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mind that a statistic is only worthwhile when it satisfies the assumptions on the test. Knowing whether the assumptions are met is dependent on the competence of the person running the test. Just because two things seem to have a relationship‚ could it have been by pure chance? It cannot be determined by causation and effect. The two variables have no effect on each other at all. Chapter 9 – How to Statisticulate Statisticulate is the process of misleading people using statistics. It is also
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Pakistan International School Riyadh Class XII 1. How many possible permutations can be formed from the word ‘statistics’? 2. In how many ways can a team of 11 players be chosen from a total of 16 players? 3. State multiplicative theorem of probability for dependent events. 4. An aptitude test with 4 options. If a student marks the options of the questions randomly and independently‚ then find the probability of being correct to 4 questions. 5. A can solve 75% questions in a
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crime statistics fail to provide an accurate portrayal of the level of crime in society? Crime is ‘an action or omission which constitutes an offence which is punishable by law’ (Oxford Dictionary). Criminal behaviour is an issue in society today. Crime statistics providing evidence is vastly important because the government or police forces can look at the level of crime‚ identify if is increasing or decreasing; remedy the situation using prevention tactics. Consequently‚ the statistics are influenced
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The Columbian Exchange Statistics By the Numbers Estimated population of Europe in 1492: about 60 million Estimated population of the Americas in 1492: 40-100 million Estimated population of Europe in 1800: 150 million Estimated population of the Americas in 1800: 25 million (the vast majority of whom were of European or African descent) Major domesticated animals in the New World in 1492: dog‚ llama Major domesticated animals in the Old World in 1492: horse‚ cow‚ pig‚ sheep‚ goat‚ chicken
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