Question: Share something you recently heard about a quantity being statistically significant (e.g., a news report discussing a candidate's approval rating in an upcoming election or

  • Share something you recently heard about a quantity being statistically significant (e.g., a news report discussing a candidate's approval rating in an upcoming election or the spread of COVID-19 throughout the U.S.).
  • In the context you heard it, what was the presenter trying to tell you?
  • How did the presenter explain the quantity and outcome?
  • Discuss how you know if the presenter was using inferential or descriptive statistics.
  • Was their language of "statistical significance" appropriate for the type of statistics they were reporting? Explain your thinking.

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