Peter James Thomas

JUNE 20, 2019

Of course it can be argued that you can use statistics (and Google Trends in particular) to prove anything [1] , but I found the above figures striking. Here we come back to the upward trend in searches for Data Science. King was a wise King, but now he was gripped with uncertainty. – Gartner 2007. “60-70%

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

Remember that the raw number is not the only important part, we would also measure statistical significance. Airbnb had enough data points to be confident in their results. Circle of Friends was a social community built atop Facebook that launched in 2007. They might deal with uncertainty, but they're not random.

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The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

JULY 22, 2020

For example, imagine a fantasy football site is considering displaying advanced player statistics. A ramp-up strategy may mitigate the risk of upsetting the site’s loyal users who perhaps have strong preferences for the current statistics that are shown. One reason to do ramp-up is to mitigate the risk of never before seen arms.

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datapine

DECEMBER 28, 2021

1) What Is A Misleading Statistic? 2) Are Statistics Reliable? 3) Misleading Statistics Examples In Real Life. 4) How Can Statistics Be Misleading. 5) How To Avoid & Identify The Misuse Of Statistics? If all this is true, what is the problem with statistics? What Is A Misleading Statistic?

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