Stats taken Advantage of by Suzy Koh https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an Developing a Critical Eye en-us 2016-12-06 00:23:38 UTC 2025-12-22 15:37:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142337809 although their venn diagram may represent accurate data, they have confused correlation with causation!!]]> 2016-12-07 16:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142337809 https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142339297 2016-12-07 16:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142339297 Colgate Claim https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142339320 Colgate claimed that 80% of dentists recommend Colgate but failed to mention that their survey allowed dentists to choose multiple brands, not just one.]]> 2016-12-07 16:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142339320 1uykev https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142340497 2016-12-07 16:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142340497 white house shenanigans https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142341553 the obama administration (presumably) made a chart with a) no consistant scale and b) no y axis, leading those unfamiliar with statistics to believe the difference is larger than it actually is]]> 2016-12-07 16:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142341553 https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142342094 2016-12-07 16:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142342094 https://twitter.com/NRO/status/676516015078039556/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142342113 A proper scale wasn´t used. Making the y-axis start at 0 makes the difference in temperature seem very small. If a more appropriate scale was used to show the difference more clearly, it would be more resourceful. ]]> 2016-12-07 16:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142342113 Shows an example of drug companies that say their medication solves your problems but corresponds with so many side effects https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142342398 ... they hide the true stats from you and only show you the good stuff.]]> 2016-12-07 16:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142342398 https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142344459 2016-12-07 16:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kohs/zspiz4qwm0an/wish/142344459