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Geckoboard's "Data fallacies to avoid"

on April 30, 2018

cherry picking fallacies publication bias regression towards the mean sampling error Simpson's Paradox why statistics have a bad reputation

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Mathisfun.com's Least Squared Error calculator

on April 23, 2018

interactive mathisfun.com regression regression line

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Chi-square via The Onion's "Saying ‘Smells Okay’ Precedes 85% Of Foodborne Illnesses Annually"

on April 02, 2018

chi-square goodness of fit The Onion

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Press Roger's statistics infographics

on March 27, 2018

ANOVA standard deviation t-test

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Crash Course: Statistics

on March 19, 2018

correlation mean measures of central tendency median mode standard deviation variability video

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Stein's "Troubling History In Medical Research Still Fresh For Black Americans"

on March 18, 2018

cross-cultural genetics health psychology research methods why statistics have a bad reputation

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Dozen of interactive stats demos from @artofstat

on March 16, 2018

ANOVA central limit theorem chi-square interactive linear relationship measures of central tendency multivariate regression normal curve regression standard deviation t-test

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Hilarious Statsy GIFs. Also, factually helpful but not hilarious GIFs.

on February 19, 2018

bar graph correlation GIF graphs and charts humor Kermit Last Week Tonight pie chart s The Office

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