tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post8153135954146852786..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Beware statisticsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74308222453722335682007-07-01T20:07:00.000+01:002007-07-01T20:07:00.000+01:00Bell - very amused to hear of the Facts Tell Lies ...Bell - very amused to hear of the Facts Tell Lies sections! And yes banks get more and more breathtaking in their ingenious attempts to boost their astronomical profits even further. Not (a) that was Jan Morris.<BR/><BR/>Gaye - not (d) Jenny would kill me, and anyway the constant deceit would do my head in.<BR/><BR/>www - no, have had the physio which was useless and not worth the waiting. No honeymoon, or rather we regard all our holidays as yet another honeymoon.<BR/><BR/>Will reveal all ASAP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78686035648444324032007-06-29T02:21:00.000+01:002007-06-29T02:21:00.000+01:00Great post Nick, even more so as one of my childre...Great post Nick, even more so as one of my children teaches Stats.<BR/>I think you're finally in physiotherapy, yes I do...or hold on....maybe taking that quiet little honeymoon after the quiet little wedding????Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56285933420284795982007-06-29T00:36:00.000+01:002007-06-29T00:36:00.000+01:00(d) Venice(d) VeniceGayƩ Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41345752318372802282007-06-28T19:47:00.000+01:002007-06-28T19:47:00.000+01:00Every time I read one of your posts I couldn't agr...Every time I read one of your posts I couldn't agree more. So sometimes I don't know what to say except YES!<BR/><BR/>Am sitting at a desk with 4 big thick books on statistics and psychology staring back at me and every one has a section devoted to "Facts tell lies".<BR/><BR/>An hour ago was talking with a friend about the way High Street Banks say things like "we have to charge you lots for letters because profits from high street banking are falling as a proportion of our total profits". Still twice what they were last year though!<BR/><BR/><BR/>(a) Casablancabye bye bellulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578559811447603363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30175603220732395842007-06-28T10:05:00.000+01:002007-06-28T10:05:00.000+01:0086 people have looked at this post and only 2 comm...86 people have looked at this post and only 2 comments! Sorry if I'm boring you all....<BR/><BR/>I won't be around for a few days, so will respond to comments (if any) when I return.<BR/><BR/>Am I (a) in Casablanca for the sex-change (b) in Honolulu for the marathon (c) in the Priory for rehab (d) in Venice with my secret mistress (e) none of the above? Find out later!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-62831829428595649832007-06-28T08:16:00.000+01:002007-06-28T08:16:00.000+01:00Very true Medbh that people want the facts to conf...Very true Medbh that people want the facts to conform with their worldview. Though sometimes the 'facts' are not what they seem, so a sceptical, world-weary eye can be a helpful sieve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-86328579646006798032007-06-27T22:17:00.000+01:002007-06-27T22:17:00.000+01:00The thing with stats in the U.S. is that even if t...The thing with stats in the U.S. is that even if they are accurate, many people will only acknowledge facts if they conform with their overall worldview. If a study says prayer heals people they rush to bandy it about, but if it says the opposite they dismiss it as blind secular science.<BR/>You could smack people in the face with the truth and they still wouldn't accept it.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27918116497213039902007-06-27T13:19:00.000+01:002007-06-27T13:19:00.000+01:00Well that's another thing - it might be 99.9% fat ...Well that's another thing - it might be 99.9% fat free (that's no fat to you and me) but how about the 50% salt or the 60% sugar? That's not quite so prominent. Carefully selected stats to tempt the punter. Yes and some of these junk foods really will kill you....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-15626298167749942012007-06-27T10:17:00.000+01:002007-06-27T10:17:00.000+01:00Mean, Median, Averages, many different ways of per...Mean, Median, Averages, many different ways of perfectly justifying a lie. Studying economics in my younger days I took STAT101 and 102... Talk about manipulating numbers. <BR/>All the statistics you gave examples of, don't phase me as much because I don't pay attention to them. All lies. Yet something very relevant to my big butt and is very annoying: advertised percentage of fat in foods. 99.9% fat free, what the hell is that? It kills me.GayƩ Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.com