@Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 29 days agoWhat's the worst way to use statistics?message-square27fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst way to use statistics?@Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 29 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareGingaNingalinkfedilink10•edit-229 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-square@Temperche@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink2•29 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