requires that you watch any two of the four short videos below, and answer questions in about 4-6 complete sentences. Your completed assignment should consist of two large paragraphs, one for each video that you choose to watch.
Scatterplots https://www.learner.org/series/against-all-odds-inside-statistics/scatterplots/ (Links to an external site.)
What is the relationship between annual powerboat registrations and manatee killings? What is the direction of this association? What other explanations might there be for this relationship? (Use quantitative support from the video to answer these questions, if possible.)
Tests of Significance https://www.learner.org/series/against-all-odds-inside-statistics/tests-of-significance/ (Links to an external site.)
What are the null and research hypotheses for the research explained in this video? How does a p-value help us determine whether Shakespeare really wrote the poem or not? (Use quantitative support from the video to answer these questions, if possible.)
Comparing Two Means https://www.learner.org/series/against-all-odds-inside-statistics/comparing-two-means/ (Links to an external site.)
What was surprising about researchers’ findings comparing the calorie expenditure of Western office workers and hunter gatherers in Africa? How did researchers account for these surprising findings? (Use quantitative support from the video to answer these questions, if possible.)
One-Way ANOVA https://www.learner.org/series/against-all-odds-inside-statistics/one-way-anova/ (Links to an external site.)
Explain the experiment these psychologists used in their research. Which groups were compared in their ANOVA? What were the results of the experiment? (Use quantitative support from the video to answer these questions, if possible.)
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