Michelle Kweder, a student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, summed up her feelings about taking statistics with the following status update:

"I've decided that learning statistics is like bungee jumping with dental floss." The truth is that, while some statistical procedures may be completely new to you, you already have a good intuitive sense of how to use statistics. In fact, you probably already know how to use statistical information to inform your decisions.

By way of example, do you think bungee jumping is a safe sport?