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.