Comments on: Lies, damn lies and statistics http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/09/12/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/ Just another Rogers Radio Blog weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:03:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: richardzurawski http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/09/12/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/#comment-8 richardzurawski Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:42:06 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/09/12/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/#comment-8 Thank you Adam Sorry to be late with the response. I have been busy of late. Hope we had a chance to talk at Word on the Street. Great event isn't it? r Thank you Adam

Sorry to be late with the response. I have been busy of late. Hope we had a chance to talk at Word on the Street. Great event isn’t it?

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]]> By: Mark http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/09/12/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/#comment-6 Mark Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:07:40 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/09/12/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/#comment-6 One of the worst things I can think of to see in the news is any opinion based on statistics or studies. Isn't one of the problems of "facts" opinion? Some people steer their opinions in ways that show a point that can shadow or completely ignore other relevant points that could prove the original point shaky or wrong. Sometimes they're intentionally doing it, sometimes they've missed something important. Studies and statistics aren't much more than opinion peices with data attached, to me. I'd say i'm pretty cynical when I hear either word come up nowadays. Luckily I'm not in the science community, people would be driven nuts by me. Since most of these things don't tend to affect me in ways I care about or have any influence over, I tend to disregard them. In the rare case where I am, I do my own research. People seem too often to take what is told to them at face value, I see it way more than I'm comfortable with. I may someday have a Common Sense stamp made, and smack people on the forehead with it. Can we engineer a device that would enhance common sense in a crowd? You wouldn't make much money off of the invention, sadly. What company would dare touch something like that? One of the worst things I can think of to see in the news is any opinion based on statistics or studies. Isn’t one of the problems of “facts” opinion? Some people steer their opinions in ways that show a point that can shadow or completely ignore other relevant points that could prove the original point shaky or wrong. Sometimes they’re intentionally doing it, sometimes they’ve missed something important.

Studies and statistics aren’t much more than opinion peices with data attached, to me. I’d say i’m pretty cynical when I hear either word come up nowadays. Luckily I’m not in the science community, people would be driven nuts by me. Since most of these things don’t tend to affect me in ways I care about or have any influence over, I tend to disregard them. In the rare case where I am, I do my own research. People seem too often to take what is told to them at face value, I see it way more than I’m comfortable with. I may someday have a Common Sense stamp made, and smack people on the forehead with it. Can we engineer a device that would enhance common sense in a crowd? You wouldn’t make much money off of the invention, sadly. What company would dare touch something like that?

]]> By: Adam Cohen http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/09/12/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/#comment-2 Adam Cohen Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:22:19 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/richardzurawski/2007/09/12/lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/#comment-2 well said and well put. i look forward to seeing you at the 'word on the street' event. well said and well put.
i look forward to seeing you at the ‘word on the street’ event.

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