Author Topic: Statistics - The Art of Pulling Numbers Out of Your Ass (Read 1460 times)

DrMobius · February 24, 2009, 09:58:10 PM

Been in the class for 4 or 5 weeks, boring as hell, easy as hell, annoying as hell. I think I've found hell. Discuss why you hate it or not or other Stats related opinions and stuff. But really, stick with calculus unless you need to take stats.

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BlueGeorge · February 24, 2009, 10:00:16 PM

Statistics are hell, except for converting, which is/was loving easy. That's cause converting percent decimal fractions is like, 2nd grade stuff.

DrMobius · February 24, 2009, 10:01:08 PM

Something tells me you haven't put up with stats

Hazard · February 24, 2009, 10:02:34 PM

Did you know?
12.6% of statistics are made up on the spot!

BlueGeorge · February 24, 2009, 10:03:11 PM

I think I know what I'm talking about, but I doubt it. We've only dabbled in Statistics, which sucks, but whatever, from what I hear I have better things to do..like sit around at a computer on the Blockland Forums....

Actually Hazard, it's 47.9%.

Hugums · February 24, 2009, 10:03:17 PM

Quote from: Hazard on February 24, 2009, 10:02:34 PM

Did you know?
12.6% of statistics are made up on the spot!

and 72.4% are made up of fake data!

DrMobius · February 24, 2009, 10:04:24 PM

Quote from: BlueGeorge on February 24, 2009, 10:03:11 PM

I think I know what I'm talking about, but I doubt it. We've only dabbled in Statistics, which sucks, but whatever, from what I hear I have better things to do..like sit around at a computer on the Blockland Forums....

Actually Hazard, it's 47.9%.

have you ever taken a stats course?

Rughugger · February 24, 2009, 10:05:27 PM

I'll need a statistical status stat! :O

BlueGeorge · February 24, 2009, 10:06:18 PM

No, besides the dabbling in...a couple years ago. So yah, no idea what I'm talking about..

LOOKS OVER DARE! *Runs out the door in an awesome fashion*

Hazard · February 24, 2009, 10:09:30 PM

Quote from: BlueGeorge on February 24, 2009, 10:06:18 PM

LOOKS OVER DARE! *Runs out the door in an awesome fashion*

/facepalm

Pimpin · February 24, 2009, 10:11:52 PM

i am currently taking AP stats

i like it, it's a great course

it's fairly easy too

today we just had the free response portion of our 2-day test. 6 questions and nobody finished in the hour and half we had. haha.

you know how it is, though; the teacher makes the course. stuffty teacher, stuffty course

DrMobius · February 24, 2009, 10:12:50 PM

The problem is that I'm bored out of my mind for the entire 1.5 hours

Wedge · February 24, 2009, 11:24:09 PM

I picked up a copy of USA Today since my college gives them out for free. They've got this daily poll thing they run.

Today's question was "Do you think our health care system is worse than before?" USA Today made the claim that it was with these lovely statistics: 33% worse, 30% no change, and a lovely error margin of plus or minus 3%.

I felt like throwing out the paper after I read that. :(