"You can clearly see that Bufferin is the most effective
... "
"Penzoil is better suited ... "
"Sylvania was preferred by ... . "
"How can anyone analyze the
claims of the commercials we see and hear on a daily basis? "
asked Betty. "I even subscribe to Consumer Reports, but
so many of the claims seem to be unreasonable. I don't
like to buy items by trial and error, and I really don't
believe all the claims in advertisements. "
Collect examples of good statistical graphs and examples
of misleading graphs. Use some of the leading newspapers
and national magazines, or websites:
http://www.fedstats.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/default.htm
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
