Re:I can't let go of “The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorre...
by lelanthran on Friday April 22, 2022 @04:06AM
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> It's possible to use rigorously sound statistics to lie (or at least unknowingly spread falsehoods)
The book "How to lie with statistics" is one of the best statistics textbooks that I have read. It basically makes you immune to misleading stats (charts, tables, everything).
IIRC, the only thing that is missing from the book (it's a really old book) which is very relevant is p-hacking.
The book "How to lie with statistics" is one of the best statistics textbooks that I have read. It basically makes you immune to misleading stats (charts, tables, everything).
IIRC, the only thing that is missing from the book (it's a really old book) which is very relevant is p-hacking.