Monday, August 16, 2010

WebWork #2

Please read this:  Wired Article

Did you click on "Correlation is not causation" link in the article?  If not, please do so now and read some more.

Write a one paragraph response to this article.  You might use the ideas below to shape your response, but you don't need to.  I want you to tell me what YOU thought about the article on a personal level.

  • Are there things you have planned for your future that will require statistical literacy?
  • Do you see decisions made at this school that could be improved if we had better data?
  • Do you hear things in the news that make you wonder about statistics?
  • Do you agree with the author's premise?