Why Not to Trust Statistics

Guest presenter, Statistics 1 Minute

Math with Bad Drawings has an excellent post on how the blind use of descriptive statistics can be deceptive. I’ll definitely be sharing a few these with my students. Here’s one of several examples; I recommend reading the whole thing.

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Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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