Texas Says 'No!' to Covid Mandates - Ron Paul

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[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

you simply DO NOT understand the art form known as “statistics”, nor do you understand how easily they are manipulated to make them say whatever you want them to says.

I have a degree in mathematics and my job often involves statistical analysis.

So assume I can understand the jargon: What specifically is a better statistical analysis of the data?

statistics are not data. these are completely different forms of expression. one is unarguable fact, the other is a vehicle of personal politics.

Hmm. Which do you claim is which? Are you suggesting raw data is "unarguable fact" independent of how it is collected? Or that it is a vehicle of personal politics because it can be biased by the methods of collection?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

I have a degree in mathematics

Nerd

Jk, can you do my taxes for me?

[–]ActuallyNot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that's accountancy. Different faculty. I did mathematics in the science faculty. Accountancy is usually taught in the business faculty.

[–]humancorpse 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

You got a degree in math? Ok, figure this one out..

Four frogs sitting on a log and one decides to jump off how many frogs are still on the log?

See? You dont know shit diddly about no statistics..

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yep. Discrete Mathematics. Says on the degree.

[–]humancorpse 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

1+1=1

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

There's mathematical structures where that is true. Not very interesting if by 1 you mean the multiplicative identity, and by "+" you mean a binary operation over which multiplication is distributive. Which is the normal meaning in group theory.

I can't think of one that has more than the one element.

But while this journey down discrete mathematics memory lane is fun, this has nothing to do with statistics.

[–]humancorpse 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People are math wizards until they try to play the forex.

[–]mahavishnunj 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I have a degree in mathematics and my job often involves statistical analysis.

jesus christ thats frightening. you get paid to not understand basic shit?

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I understand monkey's frustration that many people don't understand statistics. It's good to talk with other people with a basic understanding of sampling, bias and significance testing. I was just letting him know that if you uses technical jargon to explain his points formally, I will understand.

Is there some "basic shit" about statistics that you think I don't understand?

I'd be interested if you could articulate what.

[–]monkeymagic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

statistics isn’t a fucking science. it’s not math either. it is 100 present presentation oriented. it’s like serving mcdonald’s food on fine china if you want it to be.

fuck your chosen profession.