How Do They Know This?
An informative and apolitical new book reminds us that statistics are not always what they seem.
Christopher J. Snowdon
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An informative and apolitical new book reminds us that statistics are not always what they seem.
The scope of individual autonomy is rapidly being eroded by measures designed to engineer an inclusive society.
The best cure for progress shame is a rationally optimistic attitude with which we can then push civilisation further forward.
In the early 20th century, this led to a split in the field of statistics, with intense debates taking place about whose methods and ways of thinking were better.