N has read an article in the journal of his professional association where the authors have allowed their ideology to interfere with the sacred process of statistical modeling. So now, instead of lying on the beach, he is stuck in the hotel room writing a passionate rebuttal to the article.
I will post the rebuttal later on. Don’t worry, you will like it because it has to do with teenage sex.
I can’t wait!
In the meantime, I don’t meant to be off topic or anything, but it seems that the critics are hating The Great Gatsby on an aggregate level. I’m curious as to why.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_great_gatsby_2012/
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I always thought statistics could marry any ideology as in “There are lies, big lies and statistics.”
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In school I used to hear “Never trust a statistic that you did not fake yourself”. It was supposed to mean to take into account who compiled a certain statistic, for what reason and that display and methodology may be subtly tipped in a certain direction.
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subtly?
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I think the quote (from Mark Twain) is “…lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
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“Don’t worry, you will like it because it has to do with teenage sex.”
I kinda feel offended at the assertion that it takes yellow press tactics to capture our attention, Clarissa! 😀
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Yes, “man bites dog” is still the most popular journalistic tactic.
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