When you read survey findings, such as these:
- More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones.
- Paranormal experts say people reach the peak of their ability to see ghosts when they're 7 years old.
- Chocolate manufacturers use 40 percent of the world's almonds.
- Forty percent of American adults cannot fill out a bank deposit slip correctly.
- According to a major hotel chain, approximately the same numbers of men and women are locked out of their rooms. Thirty-two percent are less than fully dressed.
- Results of a survey show that 76 percent of women make their bed every day, compared to 46 percent of men.
- Someone on Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes. In the U.S., reported sightings are most likely to occur in July, at 9 p.m. or 3 a.m.
- Adults spend an average of 16 times as many hours selecting clothes (145.6 hours a year) as they do on planning their retirement.
…you may think, “Someone has too much time on their hands.”
But with serious findings, such as these:
- Misuse of prescription drugs is second only to marijuana as the nation's (US) most prevalent illicit drug problem with approximately 22 million persons initiating non-medical pain reliever use since 20021
…have you ever been curious about how these results are obtained? If so, then our class, Probability Surveys 1: Design, Descriptive Statistics and Analysis may be for you. Find out more…
*While most people think of survey results coming from questionnaires, the data can come from other sources.
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