Question

Choose 2 of the following questions and give your answers:

1. Based on the brief introduction, the example and explanation provided, the video clip, and your current knowledge of statistics, create a list of factors that you think might influence how a communicator, such as a newspaper reporter or television analyst, decides to present a set of statistics.
2. Why are absolute numbers and percentages, when one is presented without the other, so often misleading?
3. Compare the mean, mode, and median. When is each one most appropriately used? Provide a specific example of when each is the most appropriate AND an explanation of why it is the most appropriate.
4. What are some steps you can take to avoid being deceived by statistics that you encounter?
5. What are the different ways of presenting risk statistics? Why does it matter which one is used by a writer or speaker?

Answer 1

There are so many factors that matter a lot for them, and these are :

Is data a primary data that is handpicked, is fresh, and collected for the first time or Secondary information, Which is obtain from other sources such as the internet, last year's records, which is not new.

What method is used for research matters, facts and figures matter a lot which differs one thing from another, which gives exact ideas too. Moreover, make sure that they are coming with real news.

Moreover, these all mainly plays a vital role in deciding a set of statistics.

It has happened without one, without facts and figures, the news and data are collected give wrong results, and the story seems to be fake. It is required to be presented with absolute numbers and percentages with graphs with show changes compared to the last time results.

Mean is the norm of stated sets of figures. Median is know as the number that is in the middle when you order the quantities in ascending order. when there are two numbers at the middle, you should take the average of those two numbers. The mode is the figure, which is frequently the most in the place.

In Statistics mean, mode and median are used to measure central tendency for a set of observations. Moreover, these are points used to summarize location of views as to where data lies or can be assumed to be laying for all summary purposes.