Tag: statistics

May 15, 2025 at 11:15 am

New Boss Holds A Meeting To Learn More About The Department, And When One Man Talks About Statistics The Boss Proves Him Wrong

business meeting in an office

It turns out, statistics do lie.

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April 20, 2024 at 12:35 pm

Did Ancient Humans Ever Live To Be One Hundred?

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The statistical probability of surviving to 100 years old before the 19th century was nil

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April 18, 2024 at 1:41 pm

It Turns Out Coin Flips Aren’t Exactly 50/50

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They performed 350,757 coin flips and proved they land on the starting side 50.8% of the time.

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January 9, 2019 at 5:30 pm

Simple Gif Shows How People Can See the Same Thing Entirely Differently

Simple Gif Shows How People Can See the Same Thing Entirely Differently

You say tomato, I say tomato

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September 19, 2016 at 6:36 pm

Data Analysis of 18 Million Amazon Reviews Finds Incentivized Reviewers Give Higher Ratings

Data Analysis of 18 Million Amazon Reviews Finds Incentivized Reviewers Give Higher Ratings

People given free or discounted products in exchange for reviews were found to rate products 0.4 stars higher

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