Statistical Reports

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Evaluating statistically based reports (AS91584) is about critically reading polls, surveys and experiments in the media. You judge sampling methods, interpret the margin of error and confidence intervals, tell experiments from observational studies, and decide whether a report's claims are justified.

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Statistical Reports

Full topic overview

Evaluating statistically based reports (AS91584) is about critically reading polls, surveys and experiments in the media. You judge sampling methods, interpret the margin of error and confidence intervals, tell experiments from observational studies, and decide whether a report's claims are justified.