Apply the ideas of questioning the data (namely, examining the sources of data to evaluate their representativeness and quality) to newspaper and magazines that you read. This is a good course-long activity to improve your statistical reasoning.
Project 1: Find an article that contains an example of a non-representative sample. Describe the sampling procedure and the weaknesses. How would you improve the sampling process? Attach a copy the article to your report.
Project 2: Find an example of an eye-catching headline or title for an article explaining the results of an investigation. Describe the sampling process. Give a few questions that should be asked before the conclusions
should be accepted at face value. Attach a copy of the article to your report.