AP Statistics Summer Assignment - eSchoolView

How to Lie With Statistics Chapter 10Read Chapter 10 of How to Lie With Statistics. Answer the following questions and be readyto discuss the chapter in class.As we look to see who is offering a statistic for our consumption, what should we look for?If a respectable organization is cited as a source of a statistic, what do we still need toconsider about that authority?The example of the survey on prices during the Korean War brought out what can be asubtle way in which a sample can be biased. What is that source of bias and what is thename we give to samples likely to be biased in that manner?What are some of the many critical things that are commonly missing when a statistic isreported in the media?One of the more subtle ways for somebody to “change the subject” has to do with statisticsbased on what people say. What is the difficulty that it is essential we look out for withsuch a statistic?Summarize the five questions we can ask to defend ourselves as a consumer of statistics.(Explain briefly what each question is about.)