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Median (average) measures are the refuge of the scoundrel. Refuting the (willful) abuse of statistics is like trying to refute numerology with reason.

• rightbyte 6y ago
  Refuting numerology with reason works quite well for most people.
  • pmiller2 6y ago
    Reason doesn't work great for convincing a numerologist that they are wrong.
    • chordalkeyboard 6y ago
      It does a number on the audience though.
  • specialist 6y ago
    Indeed. I eagerly await the day reason reigns supreme. Imagine! No more Reagonomics, anti-vax, flat earthers, birthers, pizza gate, qanon, powerpoint, climate skepticism, creationism, 9/11 truthers, Bell Curve, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law