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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
Nov-2005 - Oct-2011
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Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
1.16 In 2003, Pennsylvania repealed a law that required motorcycle riders to wear helmets. A 2008 news headline reported, “Deaths Soar After Repeal of Helmet Law.” After reading the story, Bill said, “But it’s just a correlation, not causation.” Do you agree with Bill’s conclusion? Explain. (See The New York Times, June 24, 2008, p. D6.)
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1.17 A survey of beginning students showed that a majority strongly agreed with the statement, “I am afraid of statistics.” Why might this attitude exist among students who have not yet taken a statis- tics class? Would a similar attitude exist toward an ethics class? Explain your reasoning.
1.18 Under a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standard for food contaminants,
3.5 ounces of tomato sauce can have up to 30 fly eggs, and 11 ounces of wheat flour can contain 450 insect fragments. How could statistical sampling be used to see that these standards of food hygiene are not violated by producers? (Source: www.fda.gov)
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