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  • How to Twist Statistics

    This one made me think. Y'all all know how destructive that can be.

    Here's the text of a short email that got into my pile today. I'm raising no point other than statistics can be construed any way you want without CHANGING the statistics:

    "A recent joint study conducted by the Department of Health and the Department of Motor Vehicles indicates that 23% of traffic accidents are alcohol related.

    This means that the remaining 77% are caused by assholes who just drink coffee, carbonated drinks, juices, yogurts, and shit like that.

    Therefore, beware of those who do not drink alcohol. They cause three times as many accidents. "

    It's statistics, and that's all it is, and I wouldn't bet if the percentages are true or not, but that one doesn't matter for purposes of the subject.

    But when you think about it...yeah.

    If 1% of us have been released from a mental hospital with papers saying we're okay to function in society after all the treatment we got in the mental hospital, that means the other 99% of us are running around however we do, without the papers that say we ARE okay.

    Statistics.
    Charter member of the Turd Nuggets

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    Re: How to Twist Statistics

    Thus proving Mark Twain correct when he said that there are three kinds of lies:
    Lies, damnable lies, and statistics.
    Act your age, not your shoe size. - Prince

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      Yep, Mark was smart, especially when he said the older he got, the smarter his Daddy became.

      The whole brainer with statistics is the other side of it. If a baseball player hits .300, he's a hero in any league. But that only means he failed 70% of the time he came to bat.
      Charter member of the Turd Nuggets

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      • #4
        Re: How to Twist Statistics

        I love twisting things around. Like it's only kinky the first time you do it ;D
        Tom
        Overdrive is overrated


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        • #5
          Re: How to Twist Statistics

          Come on and fess up peewee.Which politition sent you this?
          Calypornya...near the beach

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