You wouldn't expect the "experts" on TV to understand statistics

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Scott — 10/25/2002 3:00:07 PM (archived)

Anything beyond straight percentages is beyond their ability to reason.

To take two factors into account and then develop posterior probabilities is far beyond most people's comprehension.

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Reading between the lines. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/24/2002 10:30:51 AM
- I think we are going to see a big time nambla kinda thang. - ebnelson - 10/24/2002 2:16:23 PM
- Re: Reading between the lines. - Tom Brosz - 10/24/2002 1:42:18 PM
  - Stop it Tom........ - You're way off base - 10/24/2002 5:43:02 PM
    - "Conservatives predict shooter a white right-wing gun nut"....yeah, sure. - Tom Brosz - 10/25/2002 7:13:00 PM
      - Sorry, could you point out which... - Tony - 10/25/2002 4:04:36 PM
      - You wouldn't expect the "experts" on TV to understand statistics - Scott - 10/25/2002 3:00:07 PM
      - Re: - p - 10/25/2002 1:11:28 PM
- Re: No . . . - D. Spires - 10/24/2002 1:05:08 PM
  - The boy was no blood relaiton to him at all. - ebnelson - 10/24/2002 2:17:28 PM
    - Re: Or not . . . - D. Spires - 10/25/2002 3:11:52 PM

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