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Old Codger

(4,205 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2014, 02:56 PM Apr 2014

Faux noise charts

They used this chart to show ACA comparisons

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fixed-fox-news-embarrassing-obamacare-185834607.html

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Faux noise charts (Original Post) Old Codger Apr 2014 OP

"How to Lie with Statistics" Warpy Apr 2014 #1

What Will Rogers said Old Codger Apr 2014 #2

Warpy

(111,410 posts)

1. "How to Lie with Statistics"

Reply to Old Codger (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 03:15 PM

Apr 2014

should be required reading in high school. Maybe with proper grounding in how shaving off the top of any graph distorts small changes into big ones and other tricks of the liar's trade the students will be less prone to be suckered than their elders are.

If you haven't read it yet, do so, it's still in print. http://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)

2. What Will Rogers said

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 07:59 PM

Apr 2014

About that subject I believe

He said there are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

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