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Finding Facts, Reviews, and More
Locating, Evaluating, and Using Statistics
Statistics are numeric descriptions of events and activities that can be represented
as a table of numbers, a graph, a picture, or a map. Statistics are rarely
an end in themselves. In order to be informative, statistics require explanation.
This lesson will help you identify and evaluate sources for statistics so
you can use statistical information accurately in the context of your research
projects. The goal of this lesson is to help you understand the limits of what
statistics can tell us, and to help you recognize quality and bias in statistical
information.
To start, choose the first topic below:
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