Mat 126 Assignment Misinterpretation Or Misuse

Shantae Lovett MAT 126 Instructor Farshad Foroozan September 18, 2012 For this assignment I chose to answer questions 6 and 14. Im not that good when it comes to statistics but I will try best to do so. Statistics is the branch of mathematics that involves collecting, organizing, summarizing, and presenting data and drawing general conclusions from data (Bluman, 2011). 6 in an ad for moisturizing lotion, the following claim is made its the 1 dermatologist recommended brand. What is misleading about the claim Personally this claim is very misleading. For one thing they said dermatologist recommended not dermatologists recommended theres a big difference here, so that one person recommending a product for everybody claiming its the best out of other moisturizing methods. Another misleading claim is the 1, what does 1 actually mean It can mean a plethora of things such as 1 moisturizer, 1 packaging, and 1 in high pricing. Saying that a product is 1 is a bit far fetched if you ask me. Theres no scientific evidence provided and nor is a comparison stated. Suppose I came out with my own moisturizer called body butter and I claimed that it gave your body a glow like