PSY 300 Discussion Post (stats)

Identify an article in a media outlet (online newspaper, magazine, blog, etc.) describing data or research related to COVID-19 in some way. Identify and describe the following items to the best of your ability from the article:

1. Summarize the data or study being described.
2. Explain the nature of the data being reported – is it descriptive, inferential, etc. Do you they give information about the source of the data? Do they provide information about the type of statistical analysis conducted?
3. What conclusions does the author draw from the data or study result? Do you see bias in the way the material is reported?
4. What additional information that is not provided would you like to know as a reader in order to fully understand the “bigger picture”?
5. Explain one way in which your ability to assess the material presented was affected by taking this course.