HSS 2381 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Level Of Measurement, Kurtosis, Weighted Arithmetic Mean
19 Nov 2016
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Study of statistics: indeed, comes from mathematical theory, yet it relies a lot on how numbers are chosen and how the statistics are interpreted. Numbers can be correct, but the interpretation can be wrong, since it can not be 100% sure. History effect: leads people to interpret outcomes as the result of one variable when another variable is actually responsible. New ice-cream ads. difficult to conclude that the outcome benefited 100% from the ads. You can not just state that more churches in the city brings more crime. In bigger cities there are always more churches and more crimes. 75% more interracial marriages this year than 25 yrs ago can not be concluded as our society accepts interracial marriages. It requires more data such as the rate at which marriages are occurring. If the two exact variables had numbers than it will give accurate evidence that supports the acceptability of interracial marriages.
