Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat's the worst way to use statistics?message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst way to use statistics?Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareGingaNinga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-23 days agocorrelation and causation. even useless stats comparing apples and oranges, the numbers generated are only as good as the study design and methods.
minus-squareTemperche@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agohttps://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
correlation and causation. even useless stats comparing apples and oranges, the numbers generated are only as good as the study design and methods.
https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations