Class #1

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Class #1: Surveys, Observational Studies and Experiments

Online Reading

Here are links to the full New York Times articles we discussed in class.

" Power of Positive Thinking May Have a Health Benefit, Study Says." NYT, September 2, 2003.
" A Campus Fad That's Being Copied." NYT, September 3, 2003.
" Sick and Suspicious." NYT, September 4, 2003.

Supplementary Reading: " Poison in the Valley" from Salon Magazine, July 30, 2001. This is a longer essay on the alleged health risks reported in "Sick and Suspicious".

Homework

Read Utts, Chapters 2 and 3. Apply her Seven Components analysis from Chapter 2 to the "Positive Thinking" article above. A brief sentence for each component should suffice.
Read the "Glass Ceiling for Kids" handout. Write up brief responses to the discussion questions.