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Analytic Methods - ANSWER-use data to draw conclusions and make decisions. However, the challenge of using these methods is that sometimes the messages of the data are not always clear. Discussion - examples? Last time - data set - area codes One distinguishing feature of analytic methods is that they recognize the inherent randomness of data and they are designed to extract useful information in the presence of this randomness. In analyzing sports data, results depend not only on the skill o...

Steven Pinker - Answer- -Has a book "Better Angels of our Nature" -Convincing demonstration that crime and violence both have gone down worldwide 3 Different Ways of Measuring Crime - Answer- 1. Official Published Crime Statistics 2. Self-Report 3. Victimization Study Example of Failed Random Survey - Answer- Election that Clinton was going to win, people calling over phone about Clinton and people who supported her would stay on but people for Trump would hang up How do you prove...