Instructions:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Do some research on the internet and find three interesting
statistics.\u00a0 These statistics should be related to the topics of this
course, that is Economics, Business or other Social Sciences (such as
politics, demography, geography, history, sociology, etc.) and somehow
also be relevant to you or a group you are a member of.
Then post to this discussion, following these instructions:
Give two of the three statistics exactly as you found them on the
internet (these are the “true” statistics, at least if the internet site
where you found them is accurate).
Choose one of the three statistics and change the number by either dividing it in half or doubling it (this one is the “lie”).
For each of the three statistics (including the lie) write at least
one sentence explaining why this statistic is important to you and how
it relates to you as a person.\u00a0\u00a0
Your explanation should be true even if the statistic is a lie. <\/p>\n
After you have posted your own statistics you will be able to see other students’ posts.
Respond to at least two other posts and guess which one of their
statistics is the lie.\u00a0 Write at least one sentence explaining why you
think it is a lie.\u00a0 These responses are part of Module 0.71b.
Next week there will be another assignment where you will reveal which of your statistics is the lie.
Always be sure to use proper Netiquette<\/p>\n
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Subscribe to this Discussion below so you will be notified when other students post to the Discussion. <\/p>\n
Examples:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
There is a statistic on the internet that says that in San Francisco there are 1.09 dogs for every child in the city. <\/p>\n
You could post this as one of the true statistics by writing: <\/p>\n
“In San Francisco there are 1.09 dogs for every child.\u00a0 This applies
to me because I live in San Francisco and I have dogs and no children,
so it is interesting that there are more dogs than children in San
Francisco.” <\/p>\n
Or, you could post this as a lie by writing: <\/p>\n
“In San Francisco there are 2.18 dogs for every child.\u00a0 This is
important to me because I live in San Francisco but I have two children
and no dogs.\u00a0 Therefore, I do not seem to match the average in San
Francisco.” <\/p>\n
Note that the number in the statistic is a lie, but you should
still write a truthful explanation regarding how it applies to you. <\/p>\n
or, by dividing in half instead of doubling, you might write: <\/p>\n
“In San Francisco there are 0.545 dogs for every child.\u00a0 In my case I
have one dog and two children, so my ratio is 0.5 dogs per child,
almost exactly the same as the San Francisco average.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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