The Relevance of Statistical Work

DIRECTIONS:

1. Listen to the Freakonomics podcast called “Fighting Poverty with Actual Evidence” (or read the transcript)

2. Respond to the prompts on a separate page of this doc and turn in via Classroom.

QUESTIONS:

1. In a paragraph, discuss one of the observational studies discussed in the podcast

2. Describe two principles of statistical work mentioned in the podcast (besides “observational study”) *Listen for vocabulary words that sound familiar!*

3. Your STEM Expo project will require you to formulate a question and experiment that relates to any topic that interests you, as long as you can gather relevant data. After listening to the podcast, in your wildest abilities or dreams, what are 3 questions you would want to test/experiment? (What problems in your neighborhood/school/St. Louis need to be studied?)

4. According to the podcast, what is the hardest part of dealing with data in an observational study or experiment?

Your document is due to me in Classroom by Wednesday, March 4th, at 10:00pm.