Statistics homework.

STAT201, Extra Credit Projects

Apply the ideas of questioning the data (namely, examining the sources of data to evaluate their representativeness and quality) to newspaper and magazines that you read. This is a good course-long

activity to improve your statistical reasoning.

Project 1: Find an article that contains an example of a non-representative sample. Describe the sampling procedure and the weaknesses. How would you improve the sampling process? Attach a copy the article to your report.

project 2: Find an example of an eye-catching headline or title for an article explaining the results of an investigation. Describe the sampling process. Give a few questions that should be asked before the conclusions

should be accepted at face value. Attach a copy of the article to your report.