AP STATISTICS: Against All Odds Name ____________________________
Video 1 Worksheet
WHAT IS STATISTICS?
1. What is the narrator’s job? ______________________________________________
2. How were the two groups of children different in the creativity experiment?
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3. Tell one way that Domino’s used statistics. ___________________________________________________
4. What are the three steps in using statistics? a. ________________________________,
b. ________________________________, c. ________________________________.
5. Based on the study shown, when does lightning usually begin? __________________________________
6. When did Sarah’s growth rate start to fall below that which was considered to be normal? ______________
7. What relationship did researchers find between the number of manatees and the number of boat
registrations? _________________________________________________________________________
8. Is there a relationship between number of home runs and salaries? ______ If so, what is it?
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9. What is a placebo? ____________________________________________________________________
10. Of the studies shown, which used a placebo? ________________________________________________
11. Why was the study of potato chips being done? _______________________________________________
12. What three things were done to ensure accurate results in the large survey shown?
a. ________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________
13. As a result of the space shuttle Challenger explosion, what statistical tool was instrumental in overhauling
the entire program? ________________________________
14. Is running a casino a profitable business? Why? _____________________________________________
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15. List four other studies shown in this video.
a. _________________________________
b. _________________________________
c. _________________________________
d. _________________________________
16. What was the outcome of the creativity experiment? ____________________________________________
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Were the children who were rewarded with a prize for creativity more or less creative in the study shown?
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The conclusion was that competition _______________________creativity.