Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's the worst way to use statistics?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst way to use statistics?Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month 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.