Hundreds of RTs based on 2 cases out of sample of 12. Journalists should not talk about polls/percentages without understanding statistics.https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/792729037793734661 …
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With two cases, you are well within margin of error of zero. There is no way to make claim of anything. This is statistics.
My spouse had a good anecdotal explanation: "boy, they REALLY want to burn the house down!"
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