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“The thing I have noticed is that when the anecdotes and the data disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. There is something wrong with the way that you are
by miscPerson 6y ago
“The thing I have noticed is that when the anecdotes and the data disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. There is something wrong with the way that you are measuring it.”
— Jeff Bezos
Trusting your eyes over people with replication rates in the 20-50% range (ie, social scientists) is probably a rational choice.
There’s plenty of evidence that polls have systemic inaccuracies — question phrasing, people giving “right” answers, etc.
- stuntkite 6y ago“You can make up a convenient story for any reality you’d prefer. Whatever you want! It’s crazy. My grandma never measured anything and she’s an airline pilot.” - Abraham Lincoln
- miscPerson 6y agoI’m genuinely unsure what point you’re trying to make. Can you explain what a made up quote has in common with repeating a quote from the CEO of a famously data driven company on problems with data models?