Interesting Reading

[Sancho]

Well, I thought it was interesting. A Royal Statistical Society study on what we think is going on and what the reality is:

http://www.rssenews.org.uk/2013/07/r...of-statistics/

[andyverran]

Fascinating stuff....read quite a bit on that general subject over the last few years...
If your at all interested the in the mechanism that causes people to think that way may I recommend:

Malcolm Gladwell - Blink
Dan Gardner - Risk
Phillip Ball - Critical Mass (bit heavy that one, I loved it, others may not!)

[tashtego]

Well, I thought it was interesting. A Royal Statistical Society study on what we think is going on and what the reality is:

http://www.rssenews.org.uk/2013/07/r...of-statistics/

Interesting find, I have seen a couple of similar surveys/ studies over the years showing very similar results. Interesting also how certain politicians perpetuate these misconceptions for their own gains...you're a bit of a free thinker, what are you doing on a forum like this?

[Sancho]

Interesting find, I have seen a couple of similar surveys/ studies over the years showing very similar results. Interesting also how certain politicians perpetuate these misconceptions for their own gains...you're a bit of a free thinker, what are you doing on a forum like this?

Expanding my horizons and learning other points of view.

[tashtego]

Expanding my horizons and learning other points of view.

And very well you are doing too. Keep up the good work.