ACARA AC9M10ST01, Critique statistical reports

Year 10 · Statistics

Analyse the claims, inferences and conclusions of statistical reports in the media, including ethics and possible sources of bias.

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Planning a statistical investigation and critiquing statistical claims

Year 9-10 (ages 14 to 16)

Teaching guide

What students learn

Analyse the claims, inferences and conclusions of statistical reports in the media, including ethics and possible sources of bias.

How to teach it

Examine statistical reports in the media for their claims and conclusions, checking for ethical issues and possible sources of bias in the data.

Worked example

Two variables rise together in a graph, e.g. ice cream sales and drowning incidents. Does this prove one causes the other?

Answer: No, correlation does not imply causation; a third factor (like hot weather) could explain both

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Watch out for

Accepting a conclusion because it sounds authoritative, and missing bias in how the sample was chosen.

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