1. Your favorite newspaper, newsmagazine, or news-related website is a rich sou

1. Your favorite newspaper, newsmagazine, or news-related website is a rich source of descriptive statistics on a variety of topics. Examine the past week’s news; describe at least three instances of actual data presented. These can include surveys, experiments, business data, and even sports information. In your response, please provide the following details: (15 points)
·  the reference for the news source that summarizes the data
·  who the sample was (if provided)
·  the results that were found
·  using what you’ve learned in this class about critical thinking and research, do you have reservations about the results and why/why not?
2. Prior to the start of the school year, Mrs. King reviewed the cumulative folders of students in her fourth-grade class. She found that the standard deviation of the students’ scores on the reading comprehension test was exactly 0.00. What information does this provide to her? How might that information prove useful? (5 points)
3. Describe how the following correlations could be interpreted (5 points):
·  A correlation between number of years married and relationship satisfaction is a -.48.
·  A correlation between wearing nametags and job satisfaction is .03.
·  A correlation between eating sugars and being hyperactive is a .76.
·  A correlation between class absences and grade in course is -.69.
·  A correlation between mask-wearing and covid 19 diagnoses is -.80.