Author: claire2017

The more successful way of fighting racism- Claire Bajaj

In my English class, we did a synthesis essay where we compared two sources based on an inquiry question.

reflection

During this essay, I successfully chose a modern and relevant source. I also was able to find quotes that helped strengthen my argument. Things to improve this essay would be to include more evidence and further edit my writing.

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PE 10 health reflection

In my pE 10 class, we did a health unit, here is a reflection.

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Future life goals- Claire Bajaj

In my PE class, we discussed and noted where we would like to be in the next 20 years.

 

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The Season of New Perspectives- Claire Bajaj

In my English class, we wrote narrative creative essays.

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How do humans overcome the inner conflict after the loss of a loved one?

How do humans overcome the inner conflict after the loss of a loved one?

In the What I Wish I Could Have Told My Mom video, directed Buzzfeed video, a young woman describes her emotional journey of grief based on the years she had lost with her mother. She touches on things she wishes she could’ve shared if her mother was present. The conflict of grief is a long process, which is taken steps at a time. The young woman describes herself before the passing as a “rebellious little six-year-old”, carefree and full of adventure. The young woman dates back to events and milestones she is grateful for that she shared with her mother. Although the journey she experiences is tough, she learns and grows to be aware of all the amazing things her mother provided despite her sickness. During the difficult journey of grief, she acquires many things along with gratitude and respect for her treasured mother. Humans experience great amounts of pain, but they are resilient; we need to be more aware and grateful to others and find joy in simplicity. This video shows that even in the journey of grief, gratitude and memories give us closure and feeling of comfort.

https://youtu.be/uhb65DYXzOM

 

TOKTW 2017

Here is my reflection for the take your kids to work day.

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Finance Project

In my math class, we completed a finance budgeting project.

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Misleading stats

In my math class, we are studying how statistics can be misleading.  We were assigned to find a current day headline, graph, media story that uses statistics in a misleading manner and explain why it is misleading.

This one has the correct figures, but that big headline makes you think that 5.3% of children get spinal cord injuries making it very fear based on parents.
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The real figure is about .0000003% (based on 2000 injuries per year out of a population of around 74,000,000.

Fox News Misleading Graphs.

Fox News showed this chart of what would happen if the Bush tax cuts expired. The scale starts at 34 to make the stats look way larger than they actually are.

Figure 1. Source: https://twitter.com/DanaDanger/status/230851016344600576/photo/1/large

Misleading Statistics Examples in Advertising.

80% of dentists will recommend everything.

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Image: Manchester Evening News.

Colgate ’s claim that 80% of dentists recommended the brand. Consumers were led to believe that 80% of dentists recommended Colgate while 20% recommended other brands. It turns out that when dentists were surveyed, they could choose several brands — not just one. So other brands could be just as popular as Colgate. This completely misleading statistic was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

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Thoughts on Data Analysis 2018

what role do statistics have on our society?

In my opinion, statistics play a major role in our society, it gives people more of a choice. People don’t always get choice and when they do  I think that they should use it to their advantage. People can get very angry when they don’t feel heard and that can result in many consequences. In our society people nowadays spend most of their time on technology and don’t often give things a second thought. with statistics, people have the option to make decisions for themselves and the community. Although, there are some negative things about statistics, people who don’t vote or make an impact often make the survey or statistics inaccurate if the voting doesn’t have proper standards.

What have I learned from the article about the importance of statistics in our society?

statistics play a huge role because they provide solid information for the person receiving them, they can give solid information for the person’s research. Data provides the opportunity to back up information for example evidence. Without proper data, people are forced to make decisions and choices by making educated guesses based on the case. Which might result in consequences that affect other people in negative ways.

There are also some problems with statistics;

This may not be the questioner’s fault but sometimes the vote and or poll can be represented in an incorrect matter. People can make mistakes and errors in their question causing the results to be inaccurate.

Here are some factor’s

Bias                             – does the question show a preference for a specific product?

 

Use of Language         – Is the question presented in such a way that people understand what is being

asked?

 

Ethics                          – Does the question refer to inappropriate behaviour? Ethics involves judgement of

right or wrong. For example, cheating on a test is considered wrong.

 

Cost                             – Does the cost of the study outweigh the benefits?

 

Time and Timing        – Does the time the data was collected influence the results? Is the timing of the

survey appropriate?

 

Privacy                        – Do people have the right to refuse to answer? Are the responses kept confidential?

 

Cultural Sensitivity     – Might the question offend people from different cultural groups?

  86% of statistics are made up on the spot, you know – the remaining 24% is mathematically flawed.

11.1 factors influencing Data collection

In my math class, we are learning about how factors can affect data when doing a poll.

Should Christmas break be called winter break to avoid hurting the feelings of people who are different?

this question has a couple of influences, primarily this question has a cultural factor and it doesn’t respect the people who don’t celebrate Christmas, even though the question should be making a rightful change.

  • Cultural Sensitivity

this question also has an ethical violation, it isn’t right to make an assumption that people who don’t celebrate Christmas is wrong and or different.

  • Ethics

this question should be reworded to;

In your opinion, should Christmas break be changed to winter break? because of the large number of people who don’t celebrate christmas.

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