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Unfortunately, nobody wants to learn about statistics -- they just want it to work so they can make more money. I just wrote a post about behavioral change and
by ramit 16y ago
Unfortunately, nobody wants to learn about statistics -- they just want it to work so they can make more money. I just wrote a post about behavioral change and understanding your users here:
http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/why-personal-finance-experts-continue-writing-worthless-advice/ http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/why-personal-finan...
That's why sites like Visual Website Optimizer are getting increasingly good. They use plain language to explain when to keep running the tests.
Again: It's unrealistic to expect lay users to learn statistics. They don't want to become statistical experts, they usually just want to increase sales. This is where software can help.
- hartror 16y agoI think even laymen should learn the why of the statistics, a few paragraphs about statistical significance would have helped the article's author I should think. As an aside, wow another one of my favourite bloggers responding to a comment of mine on HN this week!