Nothing helps an argument like poorly assembled and decidedly misinterpreted statistics (when your opponent starts to point out your flawed reasoning, call him a Nazi). Still, Vali Chandrasekaran of Business Week thinks that we should all be careful drawing conclusions from merely correlated data points. There are several more humorous examples at the link.
Link -via @MarilynTerrell | Previously: The Science News Cycle
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Statistics Science
It's amazing how many people confuse statistics and science, especially people who should know better.
A great deal of bad policy - including economic policy - is created because of a faith in correlation=causation.
We are warned about this, but it's such a common mistake by most.
I don't buy it for a second!!!!!!
hey wow, a dig at Rosie! way to label yourself a turd.
Highly recommended viewing.
See the recent squirrel posts here for further proof.
The Lochness Monster and Bigfoot!!
Apparently people were getting too close to discovering them so they created 9/11 to distract the public!!
Yeah thats it...
(keeps his eyes peeled for UFO's flown by Ghosts)
http://www.infowars.com/articles/sept11/purdue_sim_full_of_hot_air.htm
And a rebuttal. But the "LOYALTY THEORISTS" out there can't be bothered with annoying things like scientific facts.
http://www.infowars.com/articles/sept11/purdue_sim_911_study_rebuttal.htm