How to Defend Yourself From Statistical Lies: Master Post

This post links to the individual sections, which now have their own posts. This series teaches “I’m not a math person!!” people how to understand statistics well enough to not be easily manipulated.

“There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” — Mark Twain (who probably didn’t say this)

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EFFECT SIZES AND WHY THEY MATTER; ALSO, WHAT’S A STANDARD DEVIATION? (part 6)

P-VALUES AND HOW THEY AFFECT YOUR LIFE (HOW EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ARE EVALUATED) (part 5)

A JOURNALIST LYING WITH STATISTICS ON TWITTER (part 4)

BREAKING DOWN NEWS: ACTUAL EXAMPLES OF MEDIA OUTLETS LYING WITH STATISTICS ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS (part 3)

HOW TO LIE WITH PERCENTAGES: ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS (part 2)

MEAN VS. MEDIAN: HOW TO USE THE “AVERAGE” TO LIE (part 1)