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Statisticians can prove almost anything, a new study finds
National Post ^
| November 20, 2011
| Joseph Brean
Posted on 11/22/2011 6:05:34 AM PST by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1
To: reaganaut1
Like how is it statistically possible that the antithesis for social conservatism is “leading” in the polls? (Newt)
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:14:31 AM PST
by
petercooper
(2012 - Purge more RINO's.)
To: reaganaut1
This is news? The Global Warming crowd have been running this con for years.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:15:47 AM PST
by
fhayek
To: reaganaut1
Not so, says a new report in the journal Psychological Science, which claims to show how unacceptably easy it is to accumulate (and report) statistically significant evidence for a false hypothesis. This explains the current raving lunacy of Paul Krugman.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:16:00 AM PST
by
Paradox
(The rich SHOULD be paying more taxes, and they WOULD, if they could make more money.)
To: reaganaut1
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:17:55 AM PST
by
FourPeas
("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
To: reaganaut1
Two obvious points are illustrated by this article:
- Statistics require interpretation, not revealed truth.
- Psychology is not a science.
None of this should be news.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:18:25 AM PST
by
irv
(Live Tea or die!)
To: reaganaut1
When I first got out of college I worked with a man who was close to retirement age. When people would selectively manipulate data he would say “no matter how much you polish it a road apple is still a road apple.”
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:18:44 AM PST
by
hometoroost
(Frodo lives!)
To: reaganaut1
I wonder what percentage of the time they can prove what they want to prove...
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:20:07 AM PST
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
To: reaganaut1
This explains why the global warming hoax was so effective in the beginning
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:21:13 AM PST
by
PATRIOT1876
(The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
To: reaganaut1
Well duh, 3 out of 4 people already knew this to be true.
To: reaganaut1
"There are lies, damn lies and statistics."
attributed to Mark Twain
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:22:17 AM PST
by
The Great RJ
("The problem with socialism is that pretty soon you run out of other people's money" M. Thatcher)
To: reaganaut1
It took a statistician to figure this crap out?
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:25:26 AM PST
by
Steamburg
(The contents of your wallet is the only language Politicians understand.)
To: The Great RJ
OR
Numbers don’t lie but statisticians do.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:27:38 AM PST
by
bossmechanic
(If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
To: hometoroost
You can’t polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter!
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:30:17 AM PST
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: PATRIOT1876
“This explains why the global warming hoax was so effective in the beginning”
There were so many math errors in the global warming mumbo-jumbo that for a moment I thought that the analysis was being done by the senate finance committee.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:30:36 AM PST
by
Da Coyote
(Liberalism - when you absolutely, positively have no ability to produce wealth.)
To: servo1969
—Well duh, 3 out of 4 people already knew this to be true.—
I did hear, a number of years ago, that six out of four co-eds had been date raped.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:31:06 AM PST
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: servo1969
And if you add up the numbers, I believe 120% of the country’s population is saved at revival meetings every year.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:32:00 AM PST
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: servo1969
I read an article claiming that the unemployment rate at the OWS meetings was lower than at the TEA party meetings.
They didn’t mention that a lot of people at the TEA party meetings where retired, and the OWS folks were often just plain lying, or their “job” was washing dishes or flipping burgers.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:33:38 AM PST
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: hometoroost
As I like to interpret our Dear Leader and his sycophants:
Figures don’t lie but liars figure.
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posted on
11/22/2011 6:34:18 AM PST
by
TexasRedeye
(Eschew obfuscation)
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