Guideline for report of this lab:
1) You need to type your lab report, and send to me via EMAIL as PDF file.
2) Answer question 1 and 2 (each 50 points).
3) For problem 1, please answer all the questions in detail (what type of mis-practice this is, and why there are potential issues) for each of the two examples (15 points each), Attach a printout (saved as PDF file) of the examples (5 points for each example). Clarity of writing (5 points for each example).
4) For problem 2, please first describe what data the author used in his analysis (5 points), and how he arrived at his conclusion (5 points) and if there are any potential statistical issues with his analysis (10 points). Then describe what (additional) data you will collect (including how you would collect such data, 10 points), and how you might carry out your analysis (15 points). Clarity of writing (5 points).
1. From recent media or online sources, find 2 examples of bad practice in sampling or data collection that are related to Covid-19 (any examples not related to Covid-19 do NOT count). Tell which type of bad practice that is for each of the two examples, and what are the potential statistical issues.
2. Read the following online article about the estimation of the true number of infected cases. The claims is that this number is at least 6 times as much as the reported. Discuss how you think of this analysis, and , how you might do this better.