Month / May 2017
11.2 Data Analysis Thoughts
1) explain what role you think statistics have in our society.
I think that statistics can help us a lot in our society, depending on the individual. It helps constantly improve everything around us, for example, laws, businesses, jobs, etc… Without statistics and surveys, we would never know what needs to be changed. As we are constantly changing and our ideas are improving and/or changing over time, laws need to change as well.
2) (after reading the article) explain anything new that you have learned about the importance of statistics in our society.
Statistics help people all over the world. It could save lives, since once people see how many people die without wearing seat belts compared to the death rates while wearing seat belts it could influence their decisions positively. Their information can be very valuable when needed and a much more convincing way of providing it.
3) describe some problems with statistics.
Statistics have so many influencing factors, that it is impossible to get 100% accurate numbers. Some statistics can be made up or incorrectly prepared. It can make us think things that are not even true.
11.1 Factors Influencing Data Collection
In my opinion, the influencing factors for this survey would have been privacy and time. Many of the students could have been too tired to answer properly, since it was early in the morning (the beginning of school). They could have chosen one randomly or without thinking much about it. Another important factor would have been privacy because the students could have felt pressured to answer a certain way. The first students to answer could have chosen the more expensive one to show off. The others might have felt the need to make the same choice to fit in. Without privacy, there is no guarantee for the truth and what would cause certain individuals to lie.
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