Analysis of the last page
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2003
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Massey University
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Abstract
A sample of death notices from the New Zealand Herald was used as the basis of a Data Analysis assignment. This note explores some interesting statistical aspects of these death notices, using common data analysis techniques, and illustrates how they can be used as a resource for teaching. In particular they provide a clear example of biased sampling, a concept that is usually hard to quantify.
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Data analysis, Death notices, Biased sampling
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McDonald, B. (2003), Analysis of the last page, Research Letters in the Information and Mathematical Sciences, 4, 55-65