@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-square@untorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•4 months agoAverages. They’re almost always a bullshit flag if it’s tied to anything remotely political. If you’re not going to also give the standard deviation and skew then at least use median.
Averages. They’re almost always a bullshit flag if it’s tied to anything remotely political. If you’re not going to also give the standard deviation and skew then at least use median.