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Lies, damned lies, and statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statist.

• justinlardinois 11y ago
  There are three kinds of lies. There are also three kinds of comments I see in this thread: > "This is interesting, here's some thoughts and ideas that further contribute to this subject" > "This is interesting, here's a link to some further writing on this subject" > "The entire concept and discipline of statistics is bullshit." Par for the course here at Hacker News.
  • duaneb 11y ago
    Hey, the null hypothesis is powerful and valuable. I, for one, and happy that all three types are well-represented; all three are healthy in moderation. I also think that the quote fits in quite nicely here, it's not a wholesale rejection of statistics.
    • justinlardinois 11y ago
      The quote itself isn't, but just posting a link to the Wikipedia article without explaining how they think it applies here is pretty much a wholesale rejection of statistics.
  • jdp23 11y ago
    4. > "About TL:DR ...:" Also par for the course here :)