first, you may have noticed that posts have slowed down as of late. For those who have been regularly reading and checking back - this is not a new long-run trend. I have found myself in a busy semester, lacking the time to regularly develop and post new articles. That being said, expect a few short posts, like this, and then full ramp up again once we hit mid-June, July.
Onto the video:
Mona Chalabi: 3 ways to spot a bad statistic
https://go.ted.com/CyJb
I found this particularly relevant given all the media attention and criticism (even rejection) of statistics and data/evidence-based decision making.
Some alarming discussion along these lines can be found with a quick google search, and with the recent deletion of some EPA data sets in the United States (Climate change can't be happening if we can't prove it?):
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-epa-climate-20170501-story.html
What are your thoughts on these? feel free to comment below.
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