The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
- Book
- 2020
- #Economics
Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That’s a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics—w...
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ASIN: B089425N6D
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Esteban Ortiz-Ospina @EstebanOrtizOspina
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Dec 20, 2021
The Data Detective, @TimHarford’s wonderful book, mentions in passing a fascinating short story about the death of alchemy. Alchemy and chemistry coexisted, were both experimental in nature, and even drew from same pool of talent for a while. What made the difference? 🧵1/4