I just saw a post on Statistical Modeling dealing with some of the worst use of statistical graphics this year. Be sure to check it out. I’d have to say I agree with that assessment. The case deals with two pictures of a road during the Crimean War. In the first picture, there is an [...]
Archive for 19 December 2007
Fun with charts
Posted: 19 December 2007 in UncategorizedTags: bad graphs, crimean war, errol morris, graphs, math, statistics
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Eminent Domination
Posted: 19 December 2007 in UncategorizedTags: clonetown, complaints, drew carey, eminent domain, robin hood, scooby do, tv
I knew what eminent domain is, but I didn’t know what cities are using it for now. How many made for TV, comedies, and kids movies have there been where the hero/heroine has to stop the evil developers from moving in and destroying the quaint hometown/small mom-and-pop store/diner/wildlife preserve? There were probably more than a [...]
