After viewing the TED videos on statistics really opened my eyes to the validity of what stats are really about. Although statistics are generally based on probability, numbers randomness , chances are , we all depend on those numbers from the most scholarly sources available. When I researched for essay on women in IT, I used these statistics with regards to getting estimates and probabilities on the amount of females in the computing field within a given region, global levels and given specified time frames.
My sources came from Harvard, Wall Street Journal and Dept of Labor, a government organization that fully trust staticians to submit numbers for guidelines. Some of the highest skilled mathematicians and scholars are hired by those organizations who require representation of evidence that might come close to accurate numbers on probabilities without the certainty and allow room for errors of logic. Stats can reshape your way of thinking and your views of the world in general.
Stats are not always true, i found that out first hand, this is espically true when it comes to news reports.
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with you Thomas!
DeleteI like your background but it is really hard to read the content at least for me because I'm already using eye glasses.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is true about "statistics", it gives us an understanding on how things work but showing numbers for comparison.
Im so sorry of that Faye!…the background is normally black now so it should be easier to read. I saw that background on the classroom computers were not downloading completing which affected the color scheme of my blog. that It caused my background to fade out due to the system in school….now it's back to normal.
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