Misleading Statistics by Mr. Tom https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0 en-us 2022-11-28 04:28:04 UTC 2022-11-28 05:01:32 UTC hello@padlet.com 5 Problems with Statistics thomassl2 https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399631511 2022-11-28 04:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399631511 Issue 4: Confusing graph and chart labels thomassl2 https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399637680 2022-11-28 04:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399637680 Issue 1 : A small sample size https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399638448 -not representative
-example, survey customer satisfaction, only ask 10 regular customers=not generalisable to all customers
-small group can lead to biased sampling 
-smaller= less diverse
-eg, sample of pinky pie and rarity is not generalisable to the whole pony population]]> 2022-11-28 04:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399638448 Issue 2 Leading survey question https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399640411 How you phrase a question may influence the answer you get 

By asking 

-confirmation 
ex. Wouldn't you agree ?

You're leading the respondent to say yes and narrow the number of answer the respondent can give to only yes or no

]]> 2022-11-28 04:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399640411 https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399641597 Some datas can look the same but are completely different for example, the y axis can be doubling each time or there can be no data labelled for an axis. This may lead the reader to think that the data are the same but they can be completely different. ]]> 2022-11-28 04:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399641597 Issue 3: Confirmation Bias https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399642073 Look at only the data that you believe out of all other results. The way companies think can be influenced by presentation of employee. The data might not be provided in a full picture which can lead to poorly informed decisions.

By looking at the specific part of a data, you can confirm what you believe.]]> 2022-11-28 04:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399642073 https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399643794 Example of a leading question 
 
when did you realised that I AM GOD :3 ? ]]> 2022-11-28 04:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399643794 https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399657419 2022-11-28 04:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399657419 https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399658032 2022-11-28 04:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399658032 https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399659848 2022-11-28 05:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/thomassl2/dz247goilxdrgtj0/wish/2399659848