Unit 2 – Questions

1. GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF HOW STATISTICS CAN BE USED.

USE THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
a. DANGER – KILLED – FROST – OCCUR – DEPEND ON
b. RESEARCHER – TREAT - DISEASE – PERCENTAGE – COMPARABLE
GROUPS – PATIENTS
c. SEAT BELTS – PERCENTAGE – SURVIVE – CRASHES
2. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH GUESSING? USE:
INDIVIDUAL CASES – MISLEADING – CASES – REPRESENTATIVE –
OVERALL - DETRIMENTAL
3. HOW CAN STATISTICS IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY? USE:
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS – SUBSTANTALLY - GUIDE
4. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH INDIVIDUAL CASES? GIVE AN
EXAMPLE
BIASED SAMPLING – LIKELY TO – PRISON – MURDER – HEADLINES –
REPORT – PERCENTAGE
5. WHAT CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH STATS?
FABRICATED – CLAIM – QUALITY OF AUTHORITY – DESCRIPTIVE
ARGUMENT – CHEAT
6. HOW ARE STATS OFTEN OBTAINED?
SAMPLE – GROUP – CHARACTERISTICS – VOTE – ELECTION – VOTERS
– ASSUME – USEFUL
7. GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF HOW SAMPLES CAN BE BIASED
TOWARDS A CERTAIN RESULT
SPEND – SPORTS TEAMS – SAMPLE – ABNORMAL – SUPPORTERS
MALL – MISLEADING
8. WHAT IS RESPONSE BIAS? GIVE AN EXAMPLE
RESPOND - CALL IN – ISSUE – ATYPICAL – OPINION
9. DESCRIBE ONE PROBLEM WITH OPINION POLLS
RIGGED – DESIRED ANSWER – PHRASED – HIGHLIGHT – ARGUMENTS
– ISSUE – POLL TAKER - RELIABLE