C03: design and bad graphs

The goal of this class will be:

• • look at experiment design

    • creating a survey

    • http://www.suffolkmaths.co.uk/pages/Lesson%20Resources/HD/1%20Data/Bad%20Survey%20Questions.pdf

    • http://www.dxresearch.net/resources/bestPractices.pdf

      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likert_scale

    • the box sheet

      • http://moodle.bennington.edu/mod/resource/view.php?id=9592

    • bias

    • random selection using r

  • look at sampling theory

    • coin flipping

    • the goal of everything we do in a test:

      • DECREASE BIAS

      • DECREASE VARIABILITY

  • compare and contrast bad graphics and good graphics

    • group suggestion for data