1. What is anecdotal evidence? Why is it unreliable? What does it mean when we say the data is unreliable? Provide examples of anecdotal evidence and discuss.
2. What is the Empirical or Normal Rule? Why is it considered a critically important rule? Discuss.
3. Why show you learn statistics?

What are the reasons why you should learn statistics? Do you think that learning statistics will help you earn more money and become a more informed citizen? Discuss.

4. Why do we use index numbers?

5. How to Identify Flawed Research Before It Becomes Dangerous

Opinion | How to Identify Flawed Covid-19 Research Before It's Too Late - The New York Times.pdf

Read the attached op-ed "How to Identify Flawed Research Before It Becomes Dangerous" by Michael B. Eisen and Robert Tibshirani. (The New York Times, July 20, 2020). Discussion the following questions).

a.What is "peer review"?

b.Do peer reviewers ever make mistakes?

c.What is Eisen and Tibshirani's chief concern about "pre-prints"?

d.Why are Eisen and Tibshirani "thrilled" that researchers have "embraced preprints"?

e.Why should we be skeptical about preprint studies like the one posted in April 2020 onmedRxivby a group of scientists from Stanford University?

f.Why are Eisen and Tibshirani qualified to opine on this topic?

these all are different questions