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  1. August 1st, 2003, 02:47 PM #1
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    Fun with statistics

    A real eye opener on the validity of statistics in general.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1091350

    47.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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    I've always been really wary of statistics. A lot of the same rules, it seems, apply to almost any statement someone can make. When that pregnancy test says "No test is more accurate" it doesn't necessarily mean that any other test is less accurate. "The only brand with blah-de-blah technology!" Of course you don't know how effective said technology is or whether it is better or worse than those brands without it. It seems that you can glean more from what people don't say than from what they do.
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  4. August 2nd, 2003, 02:52 PM #4
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    Re: Fun with statistics

    47.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
    - Steven Wright [/B]
    I wonder if this was made up on the spot.
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    Re: Re: Fun with statistics

    Originally posted by GokuSS2
    I wonder if this was made up on the spot.
    Do you want the statistical probality of that?
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    My favorite quote regarding statistics:

    Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is interesting, but what they conceal is vital.
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  7. August 3rd, 2003, 06:25 PM #7
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    This thread is about 40% BS.....well you said most were made up on the spot
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