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Test Statistics vs Case studies
Agenda
QUESTION 1: What two types of lenses do we need for a complete understanding of any phenomenon?
Just the case study
Expert opinion
Just the statistics
The case study (the anecdote) and the statistics
QUESTION 2: What does the case study or individual story offer us?
A superficial vision
An overview without details
Abstract data
A deep and rich understanding of a particular experience, connecting emotionally
QUESTION 3: What is the danger of a case study if it is taken as representative of the whole?
Which is always representative
Which may be an atypical and misleading case
That it has no danger
That is easy to manipulate
QUESTION 4: What does statistics offer us?
The individual vision
The anecdote
The emotion
The vision of the big picture and protects us from being deceived by exceptions
QUESTION 5: What is the weakness of statistics?
That is concrete and warm
That is abstract and cold, and can be easily manipulated
Which is always accurate
That is not useful
QUESTION 6: What does a skilled critical thinker do with case studies and statistics?
Ignores them
He uses them together, statistics for the big picture and case studies to give life and context
Choose one or the other
It's only based on statistics
QUESTION 7: What should a skilled critical thinker always question about case studies and statistics?
Just the data
If the case is representative and if the statistics are reliable and not manipulated
Only the source of the information
The popularity of the argument
8th QUESTION: What does the critical synthesis of both types of lenses allow us to do?
A partial understanding
A balanced and nuanced understanding of reality
The manipulation
The confusion
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