Statistically Grounded is an on-line game that introduces multivariate issues in a simplified game environment. Students are asked to serve as a consultant for their friend, Joe. Joe is starting his own coffee company and students help him design a study to determine whether factors, such as location, time of day, price, type of music, or some combination of these influence sales. The on-line game allows students to design a study, sample data, and make suggestions on how Joe's business should be run. The game then simulates several months of business based on student's suggestions. The goal is to design a plan that will earn the most sales and make the largest amount of profits.

Lyrics © 2017 Dennis K. Pearl
may sing to the tune of  Sting’s  "Every Breath You Take"

Every test you make, and every inference you take,
Every time you make, assumptions you break, I’ll be watching you
Every single day, and every way you weigh
Every time you say, my design’s okay, I’ll be watching you

Oh, can’t you see, you can’t just find p
How my poor heart aches with every step you take

Every time you choose, the Normal to use
Every time your game, is variance the same, I’ll be watching you

Since you've gone, the matrix lost its trace
I can see it’s not a full rank space
I look around but don’t see what to replace
I feel so nonlinear, I long for an easy case
I keep crying, "Transformation please!"

Oh, can’t you see, you can’t just find p
How my poor heart aches with every step you take

Every time you shout, “Outliers are out!”
Every time you flirt, with a new x to insert, I’ll be watching you
Every study without control, every time you poll, I’ll be watching you

I’ll be watching you
Every test you make, and every inference you take,
Every time you make, assumptions you break (I’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every way you weigh
Every time you say, my design’s okay (I’ll be watching you)
Every time you choose, the Normal to use
Every time your game, is variance the same (I’ll be watching you)

Every single day, every way you weigh
Every time you say, my design’s okay (I’ll be watching you)

Every test you make, and every inference you take,
Every time you make, assumptions you break (I’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every way you weigh
Every time you say, my design’s okay (I’ll be watching you)
Every time you choose, the Normal to use
Every time your game, is variance the same (I’ll be watching you)
Every single day, every way you weigh
Every time you say, my design’s okay (I’ll be watching you)