Comments on: Scientists and statisticians and their tricks http://philloseth.ca/2009/12/scientists-and-statisticians-and-their-tricks/ enroute observations by Phil Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:16:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Toni http://philloseth.ca/2009/12/scientists-and-statisticians-and-their-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-9331 Toni Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:50:44 +0000 http://philloseth.ca/?p=1376#comment-9331 Statistics is the art of analysing data to make it show what you want. Well, kind of. You can't make it show what isn't there, but sometimes you have to dig a little deeper in order to find the 'facts' you wish to display. Statistics is the art of analysing data to make it show what you want.

Well, kind of.

You can’t make it show what isn’t there, but sometimes you have to dig a little deeper in order to find the ‘facts’ you wish to display.

]]>