Discuss the following:
Listen to an NPR piece about how numbers affect the ways we understand information, as opposed to quantitatively having results described. After listening to How Well Does a Drug Work? Look Beyond the Fine Print (6:06), share how you would feel interpreting data numerically or descriptively in regards to your personal health. What are the benefits and disadvantages of reporting in words rather than numbers? Explain your answer and give an example. How does this activity relate to conducting quantitative vs. qualitative data in social science research?
Link of video is shown below:
https://www.npr.org/series/333708682/risk-and-reason