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Basic Statistics for Data Analysis / Module 2

Module 2 checkpoint

Module 2 Checkpoint: Variables, Measurement, Samples, and Bias

Scenario

A teammate reads the module dataset and wants to make a quick claim. You need to slow the claim down and make it safer.

Questions

  1. What is the main statistical idea in this module?
  2. What evidence is available in the dataset?
  3. What evidence is missing or uncertain?
  4. Which conclusion is safest?
  5. What is one sentence you should not say?

Pass Standard

You pass when you can explain the main idea in simple English and avoid the unsafe claim.