Statistical Inference and Common Sense

“It is proven that the celebration of birthdays is healthy. Statistics show that those people who celebrate the most birthdays become the oldest.” — From GARY C. RAMSEYER’S FIRST INTERNET GALLERY OF STATISTICS JOKES Some people may be astonished by such foolish inferences, but this is just what we do sometimes. And here’s another less humorous joke: THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF STATISTICS: Albert Einstein died, and found himself on the train to heaven. In his car, there were four men sitting on...

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