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01-10-2013, 04:11 AM #11May your bone always be well buried
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Ah yes. I got you now. Quite right...It's meaningless in that context.
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01-10-2013, 04:40 AM #12Senior Member
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I have a copy of this book around here somewhere. It is fun!
How to Lie with Statistics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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01-10-2013, 07:00 AM #13May your bone always be well buried
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I don't need the book. I have a sister like that!
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01-10-2013, 09:29 PM #14There is no charge for Awesomeness
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And here's a link to how to spot those lies, and how to not get caught out by them:
Originally Posted by 32t
Amazon.com: Statistics: Books
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01-11-2013, 06:20 AM #15Senior Member
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Whoa! That is to much reading for me.
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01-12-2013, 08:10 PM #16< Banned User >
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The easiest way to spot a lie about statistics is to know that 83% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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01-12-2013, 08:18 PM #17There is no charge for Awesomeness
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And that 98% of people do not bother to check the veracity of the data the statistics were based on so long as those statistics support their view....
(The remaining 2% are a subset of Statisticians....)
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01-12-2013, 08:25 PM #18The First Cut is the Deepest!
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Well, I dont have statistical data, but I DO know that this time last year there were just over 5000 ebay hits for the term "straight razor" of which about 1400 were "auction" listings.
right now, there is over 6000 listings, and over 1800 of which are auction listings.
And you may have noticed that the prices have done stupid things, to the point where I am looking around for anything I own that vaguely resembles a razor shaped object that I may proceed to acquire a vast fortune selling junk to " collectors"MickR likes this.
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01-12-2013, 08:27 PM #19The First Cut is the Deepest!
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I just checked, and that "over 6000" number is perilously close to the 7000 mark!
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01-12-2013, 08:29 PM #20< Banned User >
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James, I actually think that your statistic could actually be fact though. There is such a huge percentage of people who dont think to check validity of statistics, mainly because they sound so foreign and dramatic.
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