"How to Lie with Statistics" should be required reading in universities.
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*heats jupyter tongs while cackling*
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My awesome college stats teacher: "There are three types of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics."
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That's a good quote, but it can be misused as a total dismissal of all numerical evidence. A good counterpoint I like is: "It is easy to lie with statistics, but easier to lie without them." - Frederick Mosteller
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This saying has been in academia /at least/ since the 1980s... I first heard it then along with "progress in science is made one funeral at a time".
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Some things are worth repeating.
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60% of statistics are made up on the spot
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You mean 83%. Never use round numbers!
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Four out of five statisticians mostly agree with this tweet.
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I’m reading this right now! So much statistical naughtiness
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