Data Gone Odd
In earlier times they had no statistics, and so they had to fall back on lies
One of the things that I find interesting is the power and resonance a particularly statistic can have on a person based on their preexisting beliefs. There are two dimensions to this that I’d like to explore over a couple of posts. The first, and the subject of this particular post, is how a single statistic be used as be used as rather convincing evidence to bolster two opposite positions.