Assignment:
As a consumer savvy consumer of statistics you want to be able to spot mistakes in the news and make correct inference. In the prompts below you will be asked to do some research on common statistical mistakes.
1. Visit: The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation and how to avoid them. Choose 3 common mistakes and summarize the mistakes and how the material from this course can help you not make or fall for the mistakes when others make them.
2. Read this blog about the 2016 election the media has a probability problem. Write a 1 page summary of the blog. In your summary discus why and understanding of probability and accounting for variability is important in real world scenarios such as elections.