Slides for Day 11, EWRT 2

1. EWRT 2
Day 11

2. Business and Participation
Thank you!
◦ Question about liability.
I’ve changed some things on the syllabus.
P1 all graded.
Paper 2 is now due next MONDAY by 6 PM on
Canvas.
CREM Integrated Project, Part 1, due next
week.
◦ Will do data collection on Wednesday.
Your attendance is worth 2 points of
participation today. You can gain one more by
saying something in full group discussion.

3. Scientific research
(and 3 key ideas from B+K, Ch 10)
Correlation does not equal causation:
◦ What does correlation mean?
◦ Correlation between SAT score and number of days spent traveling. Different causal directions.
Randomized experimental design
◦ Does coffee cause anxiety?
◦ One possible study
◦ But what’s a better study?
Fundamental Attribution Error
◦ Too much focus on the person, not the situation
◦ Examples: erratic driving, sleeping student, mean instructor

4. Paper 2 assignment

5. Preparing to collect data
I need to talk to each research team:
1. Are your questions finalized? Who is making the questionnaire? Disclaimer?
2. Does everyone have their comparison statistic?