Tipsters,
You may find the following web site useful:
http://www.stats.org/

Al Cone (Retired)
502 S. 14th St.
Bismarck, ND 58504
(701) 258-6897


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Dougan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 2:17 PM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
> Subject: Re: How will statistics help me?
> 
> 
> 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,
> 
> 
> 
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