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IbogaProject

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3. Statistics is a complex discipline

Reply to momta (Original post)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 12:21 AM

Jan 2022

One of my two majors in College was Statistics and on top of the complex mathematics is being able to clearly describe the statistics. So flunky just glancing at a table can easily misreport, even before any bias comes into influence.

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Ugh. CNN lying with statistics. [View all] momta Jan 2022 OP

Anything to bash Democrats TheRealNorth Jan 2022 #1

I try to never put the blame on the media in general LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #2

Statistics is a complex discipline IbogaProject Jan 2022 #3