wrestlingphish 1,023 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 8 hours ago, BerniePragle said: An excellent book if you really want to understand the stastical BS you're getting fed from wherever...."How Not to Be Wrong, the Power of Mathematical Thinking" by Jordan Ellenberg. I bet you'd like it. Just finished this book yesterday and really enjoyed it. 1 BerniePragle reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dman115 513 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 Suggested read "PROOFINESS: How you're being fooled by the numbers" by Charles Seife 1 Wrestleknownothing reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestleknownothing 1,452 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, dman115 said: Suggested read "PROOFINESS: How you're being fooled by the numbers" by Charles Seife Also excellent 1 BerniePragle reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestleknownothing 1,452 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 Just finished The Data Detective by Tim Hartford and would recommend it. Moving on to The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb next. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BerniePragle 379 Report post Posted November 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Also excellent Also: Less mathematical and probably more "funny": Trust Us, We're Experts: How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Your Future Toxic Sludge is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies, and the Public Relations Industry and others... by John Clyde Stauber, Sheldon Rampton "They" used to have to herd the sheep, now they herd themselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatWhiteNorth 530 Report post Posted December 2, 2021 At Iowa's last reunion, the varsity team competed against the all-alumni squad of those who happened to show up to reunion... and, yes, the alumni squad was actually younger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
