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August 26th, 2005 (Permalink)

Check 'Em Out, Too


August 21st, 2005 (Permalink)

Q&A


August 19th, 2005 (Permalink)

What's New?

Resource: Fallacies in the News, 3/3/2003


August 15th, 2005 (Permalink)

Blurb Watch: Dukes and Deuce

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August 13th, 2005 (Permalink)

An Average Puzzle

Is the average U.S. household net worth over $400,000? Or is it just $86,000? The answer is: both. How is that possible? See the Number Guy's latest column for the answer.

Source: Carl Bialik, "Just How Big Is 600 Trillion?", The Numbers Guy, 8/12/2005

Resource: "Average" Ambiguity, 11/4/2002


August 11th, 2005 (Permalink)

Quote…

"[I]t's been conclusively established that 43.58871563% of all statistics are made up on the spot."

…Unquote

Source: John Allen Paulos, "Why Medical Studies Are Often Wrong", Who's Counting, 8/7/2005


August 3rd, 2005 (Permalink)

Check 'Em Out

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