Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agoWhat's the worst way to use statistics?message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst way to use statistics?Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days 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.