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Anyone here ever use gapminder

A completely open ended tool, loaded with data from almost every source you can think of. Even dr00g info.

Anyway, next time you hear some crazy statistic, you can use gapminder to prove it out with mathematical accuracy.



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Re: Statistics [Re: stedenko]
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Statistics are useful to demonstrate a relationship with apparent accuracy but without the requirement to actually understand what's going on. Its inherent mathematical smokescreens make statistics extremely prone to misuse for pseudo-scientific statements. In fact, statistics may just turn out to be the least scientific of the tools in our academic toolbox.

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Re: Statistics [Re: koraks]
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koraks said:
Statistics are useful to demonstrate a relationship with apparent accuracy but without the requirement to actually understand what's going on.


Which is why Economists have combined the "quasi-science" of economic theory and paired it with statistical analysis, to generate econometrics -- which is currently making me want to :suicide:

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Re: Statistics [Re: stedenko]
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Nice; Im a big stats junkie myself.
:awepuss:

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Re: Statistics [Re: MisterMuscaria]
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Basically, there's nothing wrong with stats themselves, it's the misuse and misinterpretation that does the harm. That, and they're grossly overrated, I think.

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Re: Statistics [Re: koraks]
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koraks said:
Basically, there's nothing wrong with stats themselves, it's the misuse and misinterpretation that does the harm. That, and they're grossly overrated, I think.


Thats why I posted my "discovery"!!
If you hear some bullshit that doesnt sound right, see if you can disprove it with gapminder, and maybe a video of the shitty news troll trying to mislead us, post it here.


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Re: Statistics [Re: stedenko]
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1 out of every 2 penises is a actually a penis.


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Young male going by the name "Bassfreak" entered Worcester General complaining of a sharp pain in his buttock region after attending EDM event. Attending physician considered a possible diagnosis of acute rave anus, but upon further investigation it was determined there was nothing cute about patient's anus.
Life-long trip report

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Re: Statistics [Re: koraks]
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koraks said:
Statistics are useful to demonstrate a relationship with apparent accuracy but without the requirement to actually understand what's going on. Its inherent mathematical smokescreens make statistics extremely prone to misuse for pseudo-scientific statements. In fact, statistics may just turn out to be the least scientific of the tools in our academic toolbox.


I agree with you till the last part.  Statistics are extremely scientific, human interpretation and confirmation bias is not.

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