In a speech noting how high school drop outs affect us economically, James cited a
report by the CBS Evening News (May 28, 2010) that drop outs cost taxpayers more than
$8 billion annually in public assistance programs like food stamps.
Before moving ahead
with other evidence, it would be helpful for James to ____.
A) offer the disclaimer that statistics don't necessarily "prove" anything
B) translate that statistic into more specific or more personal terms
C) note whether CBS was using a descriptive or inferential statistic
D) note whether CBS was using the mean, median, or mode
B
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