Unit 4: Correlation and Causation
Text reading and review exercises
Review Chapters 8 and 9 of FPP and do the following review exercises:
Chapter 8 [pages 134-139]: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Chapter 9 [pages 153-157]: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10
Reading:
NFL Index Predicts Super Year for Stocks," by M. F. Flyer, on the website
of The Motley Fool, January 12, 1996.
Possible essay questions:
- What "indicators" mentioned in the article predict a good year
for stock prices?
- How has the Super Bowl Effect fared in the (many) years since this
article was posted?
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