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Evaluating Statistical Claims


  Date: 2024-07-27
  Author: Nathan Pieplow
Source: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1de70VBYph_L6zMuZjsiad3KnMozWVpMh/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116941745404208628216&rtpof=true&sd=true
  License: CC BY-NC-SA
  Domain: Persuading with Data
  Subdomain: Making Claims with Data
  Type of Resource: Slides
  Citation: Pieplow, Nathan. 'Evaluating Statistical Claims'. Data Advocacy 4 All, University of Colorado. 27 July 2024

This slide deck, which can be used as a reading or an activity, briefly introduces nine questions to ask when evaluating the validity of a statistical claim. It then provides a series of statistical claims for students to evaluate and ends by asking students to apply this same type of evaluation to a statistical claim from their own project. It can take 40-60 minutes to present in class, depending on the amount of discussion.

Keywords: Data-Driven Argument, Quantitative Reasoning, Quantitative Rhetoric, Statistical Claims, Numerical Argumentation



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