Module 8 Lesson 1 - Inquire & Watch

 

Inquire: What is Statistics?

Analyzing Studies

From picking what we eat to evaluating the effectiveness of a medical drug, people need to make decisions every single day. Information is key to making decisions that have desirable outcomes. We want to ideally make decisions using reliable, trustworthy information. Companies use this kind of information to predict what items its consumers would like offered in their stores.

Sometimes, it is difficult to find information that is small enough to be easily understood but big enough to capture what is going on. When we study statistics, we learn how to condense information into something we can share with others. We can use this to make the best choices and predictions.

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to begin analyzing studies by defining population, samples, parameters, statistics, and examples of data. 

 

Big Question

What is statistics, and how can I use it to identify who and what I want to study?

 

Watch: How to Become an Informed Citizen

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