Excruciating Experimental Design
VOCAB TERM: Aidan is studying how the Amish change their behavior when exposed to current-day phone technology. He decides that he could be biased since he doesn't like Amish people, so he decides to ensure that he (nor his subjects) know whether or not they will be in the 'phone' group of the 'no phone' group.
Double-Blindness
WRITE ON BOARD: Colgate was accused of false advertising. Summarize the main reason... in 5 words.
WRITE ON BOARD: I want to find the standard deviation of all the test scores.
=STDEV(B2:B10)
VOCAB TERM: You suspect that Lindsi has cheated on literally every single school assignment since 3rd grade. The opposite term of the correct answer is:
Null Hypothesis
This bagel topping, popularized in 1950's America by Jews who immigrated to New York, consists of smoked salmon, cream cheese, onions, and capers. Mr. Brown LOVES it.
VOCAB TERM: "Maia sends a mailout to five neighborhoods, asking how they feel about their HOA's." Poll, Survey, Neither or Both?
WRITE ON BOARD: What is the name of the main issue causing many to be sent to prison based on faulty statistics?
The Prosecutor's Fallacy
WRITE ON BOARD: I want to find the average of all the totals.
=AVERAGE(A11:C11)
VOCAB TERM: You decide to conduct a study, only looking at already-collect data from the past. The opposite term of the correct answer is:
Prospective Study
One of the paintings above the left board and the TV was created by Mr. Brown when he was in middle school. Which one?
The one in between the Peep paintings
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which term is NOT a method of testing for a correlation?
1. ANOVA. 2. T-Test. 3. Z-Score
4. Polynomial Regression 5. Chi Square Test
3. Z-Score
This is used to plot points on a bell curve... not to show correlations.
WRITE ON BOARD: What court case led to a husband and wife couple being sentences to prison, only for them to be released on account of a poor use of probability?
People v. Collins
WRITE ON BOARD: I want to count how many participants responded with numerical responses in the Mood column.
=COUNT(C2:C10)
VOCAB TERM: This old type of variable with a new name represents what occurs as a result of what you do. The opposite term of the correct answer is:
Explanatory Variable
Mr. Brown's favorite comic strip ran in nearly all newspapers from 1989 to 2023. It is a sarcastic and absurdist story about engineers in an office building. The main character has a tie that defies gravity.
Dilbert
VOCAB TERM: You take measurements under the exact same conditions many times, and get consistent asnwers, but your answers end up being wildly inaccurate. What terms would apply (if any,) and what terms would not apply (if any?)
a. Repeatability b. Validity c. Reliability
Repeatability, Reliability
WRITE ON BOARD: The Challenger exploded and multiple people lost their lives due to a failure of statistics. Explain the main problem with the statistics... In four words.
Didn't Show Success Trials
YES OR NO
=IF(F2>0,-F2,F2)
Is this formatted correctly?
Yes
VOCAB TERM: You collect all your data at one time. The opposite term of the correct answer is:
Longitudinal Study
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which of the following classes has Mr. Brown NOT taught?
a. Economics b. Physics c. Chemistry
d. Pre-Calculus e. Pre-Algebra f. Algebra 3
Pre-Algebra
VOCAB TERM: You are studying age as it relates to obesity, but realize that exercise habits also could correlate. You decide to study that too, but on the side.
Covariate
WRITE ON BOARD: Who was the nurse who was accused of being a 'child killer?'
Lucia de Berk
WRITE ON BOARD: I want to add all the relevant numbers in the 'Age' column.
=SUM(A2:A10)
VOCAB TERM: An experiment shows a clear cause-and-effect relationship within the tightly controlled testing environment, but cannot be extrapolated into the real world at all. The opposite term of the correct answer is:
External Validity
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”
This famous movie quote is from what famous 1993 film?
Jurrasic Park