| 2005 Summer Seminar |
—Milo Schield, Ph.D.
Course Description:
Statistical literacy studies arguments that use statistics as evidence. Learn to see through the statistics; see the story behind the story. Learn about confounding and statistical prevarication. Enjoy the interplay between words and numbers. Learn how small changes in syntax create big changes in semantics. Using a new graphical technique, we will actually "see" how taking into account a related factor (the percentage of families headed by a married couple) can change the size of the income gap between white and black families. Learn the special meaning of "Take CARE" in statistical literacy.
Dr. Milo Schield is professor of statistics at Augsburg College. He teaches statistical literacy to humanities majors and directs the W. M. Keck Statistical Literacy Project (for background, see www.StatLit.org). Joel Best, author of More Damned Lies and Statistics, cited Milo as "the leading voice of the statistical literacy movement."
Schedule: Monday, 2:15-3:30 PM
Track: Applying Objectivism