@Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 1 month agoWhat's the worst way to use statistics?message-square34fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141message-squareWhat's the worst way to use statistics?@Apytele@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 1 month agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-square@untorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•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.