READING 4.4 (STATISTICS)

Based on the presentation by Qila and Liyana, they concerned with the use and misuse of statistic and are intended to caution readers into more informed response to texts that link facts and figures. Statistic has the meaning which are information about any activity expressed in numerical form and others meaning is notes the art and science of collecting, presenting, analyzing and interpreting numerical data. Presenter told the importance of statistic in human affairs is obvious from our tendency to associate ‘facts’ closely with ‘figures’. There are 4 kinds of statistic which are unqualified averages, fallacious sampling, and percentage accompanied by actual numbers and misleading presentation. Misleading statistic are thus dangerous than others. A text is then offered for reading and analysis with the reader being asked to evaluate the deductions made within the text from the statistic used.This presentation need more improvement because im as audience not really understand what the presenter said.