The correlation of unrelated statistics raise eyebrows in a series of funny graphs – just the kind of cases covered in the eponymous book.
Source: “Spurious Correlations” Reveal Why Not All Graphs Should Be Trusted | The Daily Buzz
Tag: Statistics
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Hacking into the Indian Education System
The case of the missing marks it seems. Of course, the first thing that authorities will do if they get wind of this will be to shoot the messenger.
Post by Debarghya Das:
Hacking into the Indian Education System
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Soul Mates, DTPH & Statistics
Going by the numbers on the What-if blog, Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit sure had it easy in Dil To Pagal Hai:
The odds of running into your soul mate are incredibly small. The number of strangers we make eye contact with each day is hard to estimate. It can vary from almost none (shut-ins or people in small towns) to many thousands (a police officer in Times Square). Let’s suppose you lock eyes with an average of a few dozen new strangers each day. (I’m pretty introverted, so for me that’s definitely a generous estimate.) If 10% of them are close to your age, that’s around 50,000 people in a lifetime. Given that you have 500,000,000 potential soul mates, it means you’ll only find true love in one lifetime out of ten thousand.
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The numbers rain follow the Gayle storm
The double ton that got away, but…
…his best phase was the 27 balls he faced between the start of the second over and the fifth ball of the ninth, when he hit his 11th six to reach his hundred. Of the 49 balls bowled during that period (including no-balls), Gayle scored 101 off 27
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Analysts, Statistics and Apple
Given the kind of speculation and advice given out by experts and analysts when it comes to Apple, I’m tempted to apply their brand of analysis to myself. Look! I’m growing older by only around 3.5% vs 100% on my 2nd birthday. Can’t wait to touch 1% when I’m over 100…
P.S. For a sane take on the Apple earnings check here.
