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By the 18th century, the term "statistics" designated the systematic collection of demographic and economic data by states.

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The term "mathematical statistics" designates the mathematical theories of probability and statistical inference, which are used in statistical practice.

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Blaise Pascal, an early pioneer on the mathematics of probability.



How to spot a misleading graph - Lea Gaslowitz

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0:52 they áre twice as dependable. Not just looks like they are. 98.5 vs 96.5 per 100 in reliability. Means 1.5 cars breaking down versus 3.5 cars breaking down. Which is even more than twice as dependable. I know youre making a point on how graphs can be misleading, but when you do, make sure youre not misreading the graph yourself. Extra: its a survival analysis. That means youd expect the difference to grow over time, but proportions to stay the same. Zooming in on relative differences is important here and not misleading. Its the exact opposite stance you take on the same argument for the chart at the end about climate change, where you do encourage zooming in on the y scale because the relative differences are important. Guess what, objectively, so was the first graph.
It’s like the Jedi mind trick…only the feeble minded will fall for it
This isn't even just a problem with graphics.
Statistics can be stated and be completely true, but when taken out of context, can be used as a talking point for the very thing they are shown to not support. And there are even really blatant examples where words and definitions with commonly agreed upon meanings will be secretly changed so that the overall optics of the data looks completely different.

For instance: A common statistic brought up in gun rights debates are the overwhelmingly high number of children who are killed with firearms. It shows that children are the number one victim when it comes to gun related violence.

This is a terrifying statistic. But it's also dishonest with what it tries to present.

The statistic is defining the word "child" differently such that it includes any person under the age of 20. And this is important because the highest number of fatalities are 18 and 19 year olds (this spike is due to recorded gang violence in inner cities). Lumping these ages under the banner of "child" is dishonest and misleads people into believing it's saying something else entirely.
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“There are lies, damned lies, and statistics”
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what if you show the people who liked and did not like it as different graphs, and make the NO one go from 90-100%, and the YES one go from 0-10%, making 91% NO and 9% YES look like 10% NO and 90% YES
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Percentages can mislead us too.
One example form my Math Textbook:
"More than 60% are unhappy with..." is the title, but when you look at the content, only 3 people were in the poll and 2 said that they are unhappy.
~3:10+.... I had to stop the vid because I heard a cat crying and had to make sure it wasn't one of mine.
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Climate graphs…….
Now we know what Apple does
funny, how in the climate change question, the video suddenly stops being neutral and explaining the distortion and go on to tell you what to think HAHAHAHAHA
How else saw Trump in that finger head? lol
I'd find this video more reliable if it didn't obviously skew left-wing in the graph anomalies it chose..
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