Showing posts with label statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label statistics. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Abuse of Statistics

I've been thinking about the abuse of statistics. I'd like to make a point about it, which will start off seeming contrived, but will hopefully end up being somewhat informative, so here goes. I'll avoid doing any complicated maths, and my numbers are approximate.

I've walked across a train crossing near my house around 500 times, so I must be lucky to be alive.