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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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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Final Examination Name: Course: Date: Final Examination in Statistics (M.A.Ed./M.A.N.) 1.The scores of 15 masteral students in Statistics were 80‚85‚78‚90‚91‚98‚95‚98‚95‚74‚71‚72‚98‚99‚and 87. Find the measures of central tendency‚ the range‚ the variance‚ and the standard deviation. 2. In the performance evaluation of teachers‚ if the dean’s evaluation is given a weight of 5‚ self-evaluation is 2‚ peer’s evaluation is 2‚ and student’s evaluation is 1 and the teacher’s
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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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Drinking and Driving Drinking and Driving Statistic. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is always a bad idea. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is not only a danger to yourself‚ but also to those around you. Drinking and driving is a mistake for three main reasons‚ alcohol can affect your driving capabilities‚ alcohol can impair your ability to make decisions‚ and the many dangers if anything happens while you are driving under the influence. Drinking and driving is never
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Quizzes for Statistics Quiz #1 Question 1 of 20 0.0/ 1.0 Points If a variable has possible values –2‚ 6‚ and 17‚ then this variable is A.a discrete variable B.a continuous variable C.neither a continuous nor a discrete variable D.both a continuous and a discrete variable Answer Key: A Question 2 of 20 1.0/ 1.0 Points Which of the following statistics is not a measure of central location? A.Median B.Mode C.Interquartile range D.Mean Answer Key: C Question 3 of 20 0
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What is Bootstrapping (In Statistics)? Bootstrapping is an interesting process or technique of assigning measure of accuracy. Depended upon calculation‚ Bootstrapping can be used to any statistic to measure estimation. Definition According to the Cambridge dictionary of statistics – “A confidence interval is a range of values‚ calculated from the sample observations that are believed‚ with a particular probability‚ to contain the true parameter value. A 95% confidence interval‚ for example‚ implies
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JUVENILE CRIME STATISTICS PAPER Juvenile Crime Statistics Paper CJA/374 September 19‚ 2012 The information in this article gives statistics of juvenile crime in America ranging from the late 1980’s to 2008. Its purpose is to take the information provided in these studies over the past 20 years or so to guide efforts and address the disparities among the youth to combat and prevent juvenile delinquency to better the lives of our children and for the future of our nation
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Statistics Cheat Sheet Proportion = Frequency x 100 = Percentage Total No | Z score (standardised value)-how many sds from the mean the value liesZ score = data value – mean Standard deviation | Metric Data = ExploreCategory = Frequencies | Bigger sample size will give a narrower confidence interval range (more specific) outliers affect the mean but not the median – this is why the median is preferred here.mean | | Reports -Only give confidence
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Satoru SHIMOKAWA‚ SOSC1100‚ Fall 2013 SOSC1100 Elementary Statistics for Social Research [Common Core (QR) for 4 year program] Fall 2013 Lectures: Wed and Fri‚ 13:30-14:50 / Rm. 4620‚ Academic Building (Lift 31-32) Course Website: http://lmes2.ust.hk INSTRUCTOR: SHIMOKAWA‚ Satoru OFFICE: 3370 Academic Building EMAIL: sosatoru@ust.hk OFFICE HOURS: Fridays‚ 3:00pm – 5:00pm TEACHING ASSISTANT: Stephen Choy OFFICE: 3001 EMAIL: choyho@ust.hk OFFICE HOURS: TBA 1. Course Description: This
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