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Writing tagged: ‘statistics’

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Analysis of EU Referendum voting patterns shows strong correlation between lower educational qualifications and voting Leave.

Published 06-Feb-2017
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: brexit, education, politics, statistics

Not wishing to be pedantic, but…

The Spectator doesn't seem to understand the concept of a peer-group.

Published 27-Jul-2015
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: alcohol, mathematics, statistics

Putting the Olympics into perspective

Comparing the 2012 London Olympics medals haul of four countries.

Published 13-Aug-2012
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: australia, compare and contrast, olympics, sport, statistics

Thou shalt not bear false witness

On a misleading chart about church membership.

Published 24-Oct-2009
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: religion, statistics

Computer says, 'No'

Paedophiles to undergo lie tests (again).

Published 28-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: crime, lie detectors, polygraphs, pseudoscience, psychometric tests, statistics

Correlation v Causation

An interesting example re. organic food.

Published 07-Jan-2007
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: correlation v causation, food, statistics, vegetarianism

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