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Fun With Statistics

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics. Statistical information is so easy to manipulate because so few people understand its important aspects. People should develop a better awareness. Some time ago I sent a copy of a newspaper column that dealt with statistical inference to one of my old professors. My comment was, “Isn’t it a shame that so few newspaper writers understand statistics.” His reply,…

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