Lectures / 22/02/2009 11:00 am
Communication?
© Österreich Zeitung
Is it true that anything goes in statistics?
According to Andreas Quatember, the bad reputation of statistics is mainly due to mistaken application. How common it is for statistical indices to be interpreted wrongly in the media can be shown to hilarious effect with countless examples. This acquires dangerous overtones once these fanciful journalistic products are put into circulation labelled as “information”. Inappropriate methods, computational errors, and misinterpretations create the impression for the public that anything goes in statistics.
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Bibliography:
- Quatember, A. (2008), Statistik ohne Angst vor Formeln, 2., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage, München, Pearson Studium.
- Krämer, W. (2000), So lügt man mit Statistik, Frankfurt/Main, Campus Verlag.
- Krämer, W. (2008), Statistik verstehen – eine Gebrauchsanweisung, Frankfurt/Main, Campus Verlag.
- Krämer, W. (2008), Denkste! Trugschlüsse aus der Welt der Zahlen und des Zufalls, Frankfurt/Main, Campus Verlag.
