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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 23 Nov 2012

    Often those who don't know statistics feel compelled to explain what are otherwise natural low & high fluctuations in data.

    3:46 PM - 23 Nov 2012
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      2. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Explaining statistics to some people is like explaining how tides work to Bill O'Reilly.

        1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
      3. Bruce Reed‏ @sobearnow 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @GeekFurious

        @GeekFurious @neiltyson Actually, it is more like trying to explain economics to Obama...a lost cause.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @sobearnow

        @sobearnow I'll put my MBA and the president's advisers up against your right wing talking points understanding of the economy any day.

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Yilmaz Ayten‏ @ChipAyten 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @GeekFurious

        @GeekFurious @sobearnow Reps dont understand, the economy is like building a house. You dont build it from the roof downwards.

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      6. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @ChipAyten

        @Chip_Ayten Republicans think the economy is built on the blood, sweat, and tears of billionaires who donate to their reelection campaigns.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Greg Borenstein‏ @atduskgreg 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson As the bard said, “Ours is not to reason why unless p is greater than 0.05.”

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      2. Akiva‏ @akiva 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I often recommend Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos. Great book for non-mathematicians.

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      1. amusebarf‏ @amusebarf 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Was the fact that you punched well below your usual weight in that tweet anything to do with the Higgs boson?

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      1. David Randolph‏ @drandolph 23 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson I think you're about half right....

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      2. Steve McPherson‏Verified account @steventurous 23 Nov 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Surprisingly, it's like 6 out of 8 people who don't know statistics. Explain that.

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      1. Harnisch‏ @StoicPolitics 21 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Completely true.

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      1. Christopher Kang‏ @kangcjk 27 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson I'll keep that in mind, I'm taking #statistics right now... any other advice?!

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      1. Drew Sluka‏ @drewsluka 20 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Was the statistics tweet "futuristic" about the people who are ignoring gun control stats now?

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      1. Mother of Possums‏ @damagedprincess 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson Or, they counter with a tiny piece of anecdotal evidence, told to them by their grandmothers. :/

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      1. Drift Compatible‏ @ridingburritos 2 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson as someone who is just learning about statistics, I reckon they'd be panic-stricken over outliers...

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      1. Glorp‏ @ARegularGame 24 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson statistically how often?

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      1. Ted Spence‏ @Ted_Spence 24 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson That brings to mind the XKCD comic about sportswriters creating commentary on a biased random number generator's output.

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