I always tell my students that the most valuable lesson they are learning is "How to be intelligent consumers of statistical information." The world is full of people who misuse statistics. Some of them (advertisers, politicians, etc) do it on purpose in order to produce a desired result. Others do it because they simply don't know better.
The ability to intelligently evaluate statistical information is valuable on a daily basis. -- Jim . At 01:54 PM 1/14/02 -0600, Rick Froman wrote: > >From a student on a discussion board in my Intro Stats class: > >"How will understanding statistics really help me to contribute to my >satisfaction with and success in life? as stated on page 11 in sats [sic] >and the 'real world'." > >I have some ideas, of course, but I thought it would be really impressive to >get the thoughts of a number of you and compile it into a mega-response >(with appropriate citations). Thanks, --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
