Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2

Week 2 - Discussion Forum 2

Required Resources

Text

Sharpe, N. D., De Veaux, R. D., & Velleman, P. F. (2019). Business statistics (4th ed.). Retrieved from https://www.redshelf.com

1. Chapter 3: Describing, Displaying, and Visualizing Quantitative Data (AIG)

1. Chapter 4: Correlation and Linear Regression (Zillow.com)

Book

Tetlock, P.E & Gardner, D. (2015). Superforecasting: The art and science of prediction. Retrieved from https://www.redshelf.com

1. Chapter 3: Describing, Displaying, and Visualizing Quantitative Data (AIG)

1. Chapter 4: Correlation and Linear Regression (Zillow.com)

Web Pages

Numbeo. (n.d.). Cost of living (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/

1. This web page provides information about the cost of living in various cities and will assist you in your Identifying Relationships Between Variables assignment this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). Library: Infographics & visualizations (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations.html

1. This web page provides infographics and visualizations representing various data sets collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. It will be useful in your Interpretation of Quantitative Distributions Peer Feedback discussion forum this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

U.S. Small Business Administration. (n.d). Office of Entrepreneurship Education | Resources (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/oee/resources/2836

1. This web page provides general business and data statistics collected by the U.S. Small Business Administration. It will be useful in your Interpretation of Quantitative Distributions Peer Feedback discussion forum this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Websites

United States Census Bureau (Links to an external site.). (https://www.census.gov/)

1. This website provides access to U.S. data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau. It will be useful in your Interpretation of Quantitative Distributions Peer Feedback discussion this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (Links to an external site.). (https://www.bea.gov/)

1. This website provides access to federal economic data sets gathered by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. It will be useful in your Interpretation of Quantitative Distributions Peer Feedback discussion forum this week. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Instruction

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 3 and 4 of your textbook. Design a study that has a false correlation caused by lurking variable. Watch this week’s video for an example study, and to learn more information about this concept.