On 1/26/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> But let's assume that those facts ARE right. The problem with
> statistics is not that they're wrong, it's that they're only right in
> the right hands. That is, you need to understand what you're looking
> at and 99% of people don't.
And besides all the nifty causation/correlation stuff (I love it, and
probability, and things of that nature), there's the whole "where did
the data come from?" type questions. How was it collected. Does
the data /really/ say that the Memorial is degrading "faster than it should"
or whatever.
Basically, I guess I'm saying part of the problem with statistics IS
that they are many times "wrong". Sorta like those "phone polls"-- it's
all about who you call (or don't call).
Stats are great, but they're like standing on the shoulders of giants- you
really gotta dig in if you want more than a sound-byte.
And it's quite possible, in many cases, that there is no "right" answer.
It is just a bunch of numbers, after all. Interpreted.
I mean, what does anything really /mean/? =P
Fun stuff.
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