Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow I Learned to Think Like a Statisticiankareemcarr.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down13
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkHow I Learned to Think Like a Statisticiankareemcarr.substack.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoBy forming my opinions on small sample groups of non-randomly selected people being asked loaded questions? Sorry, my bad. That’s polling companies that hide behind the legitimacy of statistics.
minus-squareMysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agothis is why understanding sample size, selection bias, and confidence intervls matters - the difference between actual statistics and the marketing version that gets passed off as “research”.
By forming my opinions on small sample groups of non-randomly selected people being asked loaded questions?
Sorry, my bad. That’s polling companies that hide behind the legitimacy of statistics.
this is why understanding sample size, selection bias, and confidence intervls matters - the difference between actual statistics and the marketing version that gets passed off as “research”.