Showing posts with label Info for A and K. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Info for A and K. Show all posts

Sep 3, 2008

The problem with statistics


BBC News is running a weekly ongoing series of articles that describe and illustrate common misconceptions (and manipulations) of statistics using examples from the news and ads.

Lesson 1: surveys.
Lesson 2: counting.
Lesson 3: percentage.
Lesson 4: averages.
Lesson 5: causation.

Sep 2, 2008

No End in Sight

The 2007 documentary No End in Sight has been almost universally lauded; it has appeared on many critics' Top 10 Films of 2007 lists. I highly recommend it.