Wednesday June 11, 2008
Wednesday June 11, 2008
Statistics: They Can't Be Serious (Part 2)
I've mentioned the stupidity of surveys and statistics before, in Statistics: They Can't Be Serious. Today they Guardian has another one (again relating to tennis):
Go here to read it online or page 17 of the printed version.
What bugs me in particular is encapsulated in this sentence: "Swiss neuro-scientists found regular players were better at spotting subtle differences in speed, location and trajectory than others."
Isn't that the same as saying: "Regular swimmers can swim better than those who don't swim regularly?" Or: "People who read books regularly read better than those who don't?"
Or: "Stupid people who regularly put together silly statistics come up with dumber statistics than those who don't and aren't?"
Jun 11 2008, 03:09:36 AM PDT Permalink
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