Lies, Damned Lies, or Statistics: How to Tell the Truth with Statistics
Dublin Core
Title
Lies, Damned Lies, or Statistics: How to Tell the Truth with Statistics
Subject
Statistics
Description
Mathematical definitions should be perfectly precise because they do not describe something which is observed out there in the world, since such descriptive definitions might have fuzzy edges. In biology, for example, whether a virus is considered “alive” could be
subject to some debate: viruses have some of the characteristics of life, but not others. This makes a mathematician nervous.
subject to some debate: viruses have some of the characteristics of life, but not others. This makes a mathematician nervous.
Creator
Jonathan Poritz
Source
https://www.poritz.net/jonathan/share/ldlos.pdf
Publisher
Independent
Date
2017
Contributor
Baihaqi
Rights
Creative Commona
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Textbook
Files
Collection
Citation
Jonathan Poritz, “Lies, Damned Lies, or Statistics: How to Tell the Truth with Statistics,” Open Educational Resource (OER) - USK Library, accessed November 3, 2024, http://uilis.usk.ac.id/oer/items/show/2471.