Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agoWhat's the worst way to use statistics?message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up142
arrow-up142message-squareWhat's the worst way to use statistics?Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months 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.