Economics
You may earn up to 10 points by writing a one page single-spaced report analyzing a news article that has statistical content. Goals for this extra credit assignment are: 1) to connect ideas from this course to information and issues you encounter in relation to your personal life or role as a citizen and 2) to critically analyze statistical content in news articles. The report should include the link to the analyzed article.
What to include
Point out examples of descriptive statistics and/or inferential statistics in the article you choose by explaining/defining each example and citing the textbook to demonstrate your learning of the material .
How does the statistical information influence your perspective on the topic? Did it change your perspective? Why or why not?