Statistics use/misuse – BBC News
6-part primer
Study the six types of misuse and abuse of
statistics
Surveys, Counting, Percentages, Averages,
Causation, and Doubt
Find, criticize, and analyze a real-world
misuse for each type
For each of the six misuses you find, label
your sections:
The Story – briefly summarize the story, and
include URL or citation
The Flaw(s) – explain what’s wrong with
the stats usage
The Reason – hypothesize about the author’s motivated
reasoning
The Lesson(s) – apply critical thinking to explain
how the usage would have to be redone to be fair and/or valid
Finally, summarize (200-300 words) your insights from this exercise, with respect to improving your own decision-making.
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