Review the following list of familiar statistics:

• You only use 10% of your brain
• 4 out 5 dentists recommend ...
• Airplanes are the safest way to travel
• Those who play video games are more violent
• Workers with a bachelor's degree earn more

Select a statistic from the list or any other well-known statistic you have recently encountered. Imagine you have the opportunity to interview the researcher who created the selected statistic and respond.

• What questions would you want to ask the researcher about the statistic? What aspects of the statistic are you uncomfortable with?
• What assumptions were made? What questions would you ask about the assumptions that were made when generating the statistic?