Assignment:
Descriptive and inferential
1. In inferential statistics we make estimations about a larger set based on the sample data. What is the name of that "larger data set"?
2. Who is winning the war on terror? According to Richard Wackrow, in some sense terrorists are winning. The objective of terrorism is to provoke fear and hatred. Since the 911 attack, Americans have been overreacting and living under threat. Thus, terrorists have accomplished their objectives.
Are we really overreacting? Wackrow uses statistical data to point out that the probability of being killed by terrorist attacks is much lower than that of other causes of death.