Identify a newspaper, magazine, or internet article that describes a statistical study.

Write a paper that answers the following questions: does the study use descriptive or inferential statistics? How do you know? What are the variables used in the study? What is the population? What was the sampling procedure? What procedures were used? (How did the researchers collect the data for the study?) What were the conclusions? Were the conclusions justified by the process? Consider the nature of the variables, sampling, and other processes all these questions must be answered for a critical thinking class apply scientific thinking and investigation to real-world business problems.

? analyze descriptive statistical methods.

? describe how a wide range of statistical formulas may be properly employed.

? demonstrate the ability to apply concepts of causation, inference, and proof.

? determine the differences in types of data and levels of measurement as they relate to the selection of statistical methods.

? identify the strengths and weaknesses of data and various quantitative data analysis techniques.

? examine the nature and use of hypotheses, models, variables, measures, and probability.

? illustrate how statistical techniques are performed when analyzing business problems and reporting on results.