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Tag Archives: Statistics
Living by numbers
A really great post has been brought to my attention on a blog I wasn’t previously following, and I’d like to share it with readers here. There are two current bugbears at the moment causing me irritation that anyone who follows me on Twatter will be aware of. The first is the woeful, shambolic nature of the local railway, and it’s use of performance figures. The second is the use of statistics by Walsall Police Superintendent Keith Fraser.
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Posted in Bad Science, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local media, Local politics, News, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged blogs, Cheap tat, concellations, data, delays, Inspector Guilfoyle, local blogs, Local politics, London Midland, numbers, Performance, Police, Politics, Statistics, stats, Superintendent Keith Fraser, Twitter, visualisation, West Midlands Police
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Home taping didn’t kill music – Bad Science
Dr. Ben Goldacre does it again – dismantling PR statistics with wit and aplomb… Home taping didn’t kill music – Bad Science. Check out the whole ‘Bad Science’ blog while you’re there.
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Tagged Bad Science, Ben Goldacre, Piracy fallacies, Propaganda, Statistics
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