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I think you're missing that the source of the data is social media posts. So garbage data in, garbage data out.
by barbegal 2y ago
I think you're missing that the source of the data is social media posts. So garbage data in, garbage data out.
- netsharc 2y agoSomeone can just create a Twitter account, tweet that $airline lost their luggage, and skew the statistics.. considering there's some magic maths in the background...
- bdlowery 2y agoLet's be honest, how likely is that going to happen? "There's 102 people who die in a car accident everyday. Someone could have just been struck by lightning while driving and skewed the statistics so that number isn't entirely accurate" cmon bruh
- netsharc 2y agoIf the 102 number is based on social media mentions... then that's just garbage statistics.
- mike_d 2y agoIt says it is normalized against actual published lost baggage statistics. You can calculate a ratio of social media complaints to lost bags for airlines you have data on and then infer a loss rate for airlines that don't release data.
- avree 2y agoThe US DOT publishes "Mishandled Baggage" statistics. These lump together lost and damaged, but for example states that Delta was around a 1 out of 256 chance to get "mishandled"... so, I'm not sure if the stats on this page are really all that far off - they seem all within the range of believable to me.