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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
by 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 agoHey, 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 agoThe 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 ago4. > "About TL:DR ...:" Also par for the course here :)