Week one stat | Psychology homework help

 Provide answers to two of the questions below. Everyone must answer question 3. You have a choice between answering Questions 1 or 2.  Please respond to at least one post about whichever question you do not address in your initial post (Q1 or Q2). 

1. In this course, we are going to tackle statistics. Although some think statistics are just about scientific research, we use statistics in everyday life to make decisions. Identify three ways you used stats this past week in your daily personal or work-related activities.
2. Learning about graphs and how to interpret them is important because graphs are an effective tool for presenting data in an easy-to-understand manner. Thinking about categorical or continuous variables, discuss when it might be appropriate to use a bar graph or histogram to display data. Provide an example from a real-world scenario where you would choose one type of graph over the other, and why it is a suitable choice.
3. Graphs can be misused to misrepresent data and convey misleading information. For example, refer to the article How to Lie with Data Visualization and bring in one example of a misleading graph you found online or in print. Describe the graph, the misrepresentation of data, and how it could impact the interpretation of the information presented. (Hint: The more stridently a website advocates for or against a particular point of view on a social, political, or another controversial issue, the more likely you are to find misrepresentation of data.) 

 mplete the following readings from your textbook, Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences: 

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics 
• Chapter 2: Frequency Distributions 
•  Title: Bundle: Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences, 10th + MindTap Psychology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card 
  Edition: 10th
  Publisher: Cengage Learning
  Language: English
  ISBN: 9780357585023