The three lessons life taught me about statistics that classes never did
  • Onno (VK6FLAB)English
    62·
    24 days ago

    If only you could step away from the Nazi promotion platform you’re sharing from.

  • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
    22·
    24 days ago

    By forming my opinions on small sample groups of non-randomly selected people being asked loaded questions?

    Sorry, my bad. That’s polling companies that hide behind the legitimacy of statistics.

    • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      23 days ago

      this is why understanding sample size, selection bias, and confidence intervls matters - the difference between actual statistics and the marketing version that gets passed off as “research”.