@Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 4 months agoWhat's the worst way to use statistics?message-square32fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst way to use statistics?@Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 4 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareGingaNingalinkfedilink12•edit-24 months 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.delinkfedilink3•4 months 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