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How to Tell a Story with Data | Statistics Ep. 8

Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · 14d

It's the beginning of the semester, you have a brand new set of folders and you need to decide which folder to use for each class. Which do you pick for math?

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · 20d

Graphs allow you to "show" rather than "tell" your data. But they can easily be misleading, whether the maker intends to deceive or not.

Here's how to turn your data into a graph that's accurate and easy to understand!

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How to Become: an Astronaut

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Crash Course @thecrashcourse.bsky.social · 29d

What is an astronaut’s day in space like? Study Hall talked to astronaut Cady Coleman about the different paths to becoming an astronaut, and what astronauts do when they’re living in the International Space Station.

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What Kind of Data Do You Really Need? | Statistics Ep. 5

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 26

Everything is data, and that data can be recorded as numbers or words! Depending on the question we want to answer, we may describe a polar bear as "chonky" rather than giving his weight in pounds.

Find out all the data types we could use in our hypothetical polar bear study:
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How to Become: an Astronaut

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Helle @helee.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Take the first-ever Real World Statistics course—or classics like Programming for Beginners, Macroeconomics, and Intro to Psych.

For just $25, you’ll join a supportive cohort, learn from ASU instructors, and tackle unique assignments.

How to Calculate Cause and Effect | Statistics Ep 4

Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 19

To make sense of the world, we need to understand cause and effect. Like, does caring for your plants make you happy, or does being happy make you likelier to take care of your plant?

Statistics is how we get to the bottom of how those things influence or depend on each other.
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How to Become: a Marine Biologist

Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Real World Statistics: College Foundations - YouTube

How do we know what we know? Statistics helps establish a baseline and through that an understanding of our world, including what we can consider either more...

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

And finally, stats can make you better at math! Even if you hated trig and algebra, stats can be a great way to build your math literacy and make you more confident with numbers in all kinds of situations.

Timothée Chalamet Statistics

Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

Timothee Chalamet wrote a very catchy song about statistics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvWe...

It’s not the only reason to learn statistics but it’s not the worst!

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Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

Statistics can help you win arguments! If your friend starts making claims they saw online like “lesbians have a 72% divorce rate,” you’ll be able to point out how actually that stat is from a study of same sex divorces. Meaning lesbians make up 72% of gay divorces, not divorces overall.

Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

Captain holt would want you to enjoy the movie Moneyball to the fullest.

(RIP Andre Braugher)

Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

It can help you find a job!

Statistics is used in all types of professions from anthropologists to politicians. In the age of information, TONS of jobs are about making use of data – whether it’s search data that helps you build a new algorithm, demographic data that helps you boost sales!

Study Hall @gostudyhall.bsky.social · Aug 13

It will help you spot misinformation!

Unfortunately, not everyone using statistics is doing it honestly. It’s where we get that line about the three kinds of lies: "lies, damned lies, and statistics."

If you don’t know your way around statistics, it can be really easy to get tricked by them.