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DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Statistical literacy

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Damaged for life by too much TV

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Damaged for life by too much TV N Z Herald (04/10/2005)

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Damaged for life by too much TV

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Damaged for life by too much TV TV watching Health Score r = Causal relationship?

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Causal relationships  Two general types of studies: experiments and observational studies  In an experiment, the experimenter determines which experimental units receive which treatments.

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Damaged for life by too much TV TV watching Health Score r = Causal relationship?

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