Why Do People Have The Same Birthday Paradox?

• Provide at least two examples or problem situations in which statistics was used or could be used.

Research results tell us information about data that has been collected. Within the data results, the author states the results are statistically significant, meaning that there is a relationship within either a positive and negative correlation. The M (Mean) of the data tells the average value of the results. The (SD) Standard Deviation is the variability of a set of data around the mean value in a distribution (Rosnow & Rosenthal, 2013).

 Explain how the data collected will provide the data necessary to support or negate the hypothesis or proposition

the audience, and it is hard to put it to perspective. Therefore, a statistic is appealing to the

In the texts “That That Elusive Birth Order and What it Means for You,” and “How Birth Order Affects Your Personality,” the authors give their interpretation on the importance of birth order in siblings. The author of the first text, Susan Whitbourne, stresses the unimportance of birth order. Conversely, Joshua Hartshorne, the author of the second text, says that birth order is significant to personality, but there just has not been enough evidence until recent studies.

4. a) An example of statistics is the statement “Between the ages of 15 and 24, they take their lives five times as often.”

For example, in the text while telling the reader about the sad majority of kids that don't participate in athletic activities, the author shares, "61.5% of children aged 9-13 years old do not participate in any organized physical activity during their non-school hours and 22.6% do not participate in any free time physical activity" (986). This demonstrates an example of the author using statistics to try and persuade the reader. This is important because it helps the reader further understand the problem that is the lack of athleticism in younger children and how dodgeball in school could be a contributing factor to that. Another example is when the author talks about the overweight population in youth and its relation to dodgeball in school. The author shares, "16% of the US youth aged 6-19 are overweight" (986).

In the video Don't Be Fooled By Bad Statistics posted by Emily Dressler three forms of bad statistics are discussed, poorly collected data, leading questions, and misuse if center. Information collected poorly will lead to misleading results and false conclusions. Dressler uses the example of data collected by researchers pertaining to magazine preference during business hours. The data is skewed because of the time of day the information was gleaned rendered the sample not representative of the entire population. Another form of bad statistics has to do with how the desired information was elicited. Leading questions may result in biased responses. Questions need to be worded carefully so the information collected is not influenced by the interviewer. Finally, the video talks about misuse of center. Data can be misleading if not appropriately analyzed. Outliers, an individual value that falls outside the overall pattern of data can prejudice the conclusion leading to incorrect assumptions. An example might be that of the man who drowned in a pond with an average dept of one inch. The pond was one quarter inch deep everywhere but in the center where there was a ten foot hole.

Damned Lies and Statistics Reflection Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best gives the reader a whole new perspective on the idea of quantitative data. His central argument is that just because someone gives you a statistic doesn’t mean that statistic is accurate. He informs people to pay attention to the statistics that they see and hear about. People naturally assume that because they are being given a number, that number has to be true. Joel Best teaches us to be more observant of numbers and to ask questions such as who is presenting these numbers and why they are presenting them.

Statistics, facts, data, and comparisons are absorbing and challenging to present in a way that is anything other than, well, boring. For purposes of an informational presentation, the statistics are unavoidable. However, in this

In his 2013 book, Naked Statistics, Charles Wheelan explains a field that is commonly seen, commonly applied, and commonly misinterpreted: statistics. Though statistical data is ubiquitous in daily life, valid statistical conclusions are not. Wheelan reveals that when data analysis is flawed or incomplete, faulty conclusions abound. Wheelan’s work uncovers statistics’ unscrupulous potential, but also makes a key distinction between deliberate misuse and careless misreading. However, his analysis is less successful in distinguishing common sense from poor judgement, a gap that enables the very statistical issues he describes to perpetuate themselves.

A skilled mathematician named Joseph Mazur heard his favorite coincidence stories in the back of a van. The driver named Francesco was an Italian language teacher that had to teach Italian to a girl named Manuela. In the lobby of a hotel Francesco and Manuela talked and got to know each other, noting that Manuela already had perfect Italian, they realized that Francesco had the wrong Manuela and Manuela had the Francesco. Mazur wrote a book called “Fluke” that was all about coincidences and this example was used in his book. He also says in his book that most coincidences get explained by easy mathematics. People are usually surprised that somebody has the same birthday as them, but they shouldn’t be. Mathematicians call this the “the birthday problem,” and they figure it out by saying, “How many people do you need in a group to have a 50-50 chance that two people have the same birthday?” They say that if there is 366 people in a group there will obviously be two people with the same birthday.

The Birthday Rule is method used by healthcare plans to decide which adults are the primary payer and secondary payer. The decisions of who becomes the primary payer it not chosen by year but the months followed by calendar. For example, my birthdate is June 22, 1986 and my fiancé is December 16, 1981. According to the guidelines I would be chosen as the primary payer and he would be considered the secondary payer. The payment process responsibility of the primary payer and the secondary payer is primary payer pays the expenses owed on the bill charge master and the secondary payer will pay the remaining balance if there is any left from original charge master. After all expenses accounted for then a claim is sent to the primary payer and secondary

Throughout the short story, The Birthday, the writer, Samantha Ashenhurst uses the writing tool: Get the name of the dog. To begin with, Samantha begins the story with a descriptive introduction, which gives the reader the ability to visualize the current circumstance’s atmosphere. For instance, the author mentions the specific kind of drink and pizza, the color of the blinds, the exact number of times she pukes, and takes medicine, etc. She describes the background’s setting in details as well. In my opinion, Samantha’s very specific, which portrays how honest she is. This also leads to building the writer’s own distinct voice. Thus, this effectively initiates a connection with the reader psychologically.

What they don 't understand about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when you 're eleven,