CAS 120 - Making Sense of the Numbers

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A “survival guide” to the many sources of economic, social and political data that can overwhelm us, with a focus on understanding how statistics can be both used and abused to make specific claims. Students learn to utilize an array of data sources and become educated consumers of statistics, as they learn to critique numerical claims made by politicians, economists and other social researchers. Graded ABCDE Offered Infrequently.