Numbers Don't Lie But They Are Easily Misinterpreted All The Time

Written by doublex | Published 2021/03/28
Tech Story Tags: statistics | misinterpretation | data | data-representation | data-misrepresentation | statistics-lie | latest-tech-stories | misrepresentation-of-data

TLDR Numbers Don't Lie But They Are Easily Misinterpreted All The Time. Numbers can easily be misinterpreted so easily, because numbers are usually meaningless without context or even realizing the existence of the absence of context or context. Numbers don't lie, even using a set of different metrics aren't always safe from misinterpreting them all together. Numbers like Virus A have an average fatality rate of 10%, Virus A has an average infection rate of 2 every week, Virus B has a rate of 5 every week and Virus B infects 5 previously uninfected ones per week on average.via the TL;DR App

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Written by doublex | Just a nameless weakling who's incredibly nub at everything
Published by HackerNoon on 2021/03/28