tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699243.post3396934389028346583..comments2023-04-28T16:03:07.286+08:00Comments on My Little Moments: Lies, Damn Lies... and Statisticschangyang1230http://www.blogger.com/profile/03033947855086870014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699243.post-73945117227595686822007-08-27T13:04:00.000+08:002007-08-27T13:04:00.000+08:00bluez_aspic: Haha yeah, I think part of why statis...<B>bluez_aspic:</B> Haha yeah, I think part of why statistics is so often manipulated is because so few people understand it. That gives us even more reason to familiarize ourselves with it, isn't it? :)<BR/><BR/><B>neptune:</B> Haha yeah, I think someone said this line. The title of the post (which comes from the quoted story) is a reference to this famous line, by the way.changyang1230https://www.blogger.com/profile/03033947855086870014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699243.post-3573045208787266512007-08-17T14:18:00.000+08:002007-08-17T14:18:00.000+08:00There're three great lies in the world, Lies, damn...There're three great lies in the world, <BR/><BR/>Lies, damned lies, and statistics.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00033720342160654246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699243.post-52872494098348729092007-08-16T23:28:00.000+08:002007-08-16T23:28:00.000+08:00Reminds me of Stephen Jay Gould's "The median isn'...Reminds me of Stephen Jay Gould's "The median isn't the message":<BR/>https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/gould <BR/><BR/>I was never fond of statistics - but it made me well-inducted in the art of nefarious statistical manipulation, and to distrust surveys.<BR/><BR/>And here's a classic on poll manipulation :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM90nx25TysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com