Unit 11: Chi-Squared Tests

Text reading and homework:

Read chapters 27, 28 and 29 of FPP and do the following review exercises:
Chapter 27 (pages 520-523): 2, 6, 7
Chapter 28 (pages 542-545): 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8

Reading:

"It's a crime what some people do with statistics" by Arnold Barnett in The Wall Street Journal on August 30, 2000.
Reprinted on the Junk Science Website

Possible Essay Questions:

  1. Summarize the theme of this article. Why do you suppose he wrote it?
  2. Are statistics inherently misleading?
  3. What is your suggestion for someone confronted with a statistical result?