tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post2326740367406420068..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Lies, damn lies and statistics (1)Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-37416510703527910922007-09-22T08:22:00.000+01:002007-09-22T08:22:00.000+01:00RM, that wasn't pedantic, that was common sense (a...RM, that wasn't pedantic, that was common sense (and probably correct).Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-23088148715330609792007-09-22T07:59:00.000+01:002007-09-22T07:59:00.000+01:00Yes of course, we would expect death rate among pr...<I>Yes of course, we would expect death rate among prison population to be lower, as they tend to be younger, but hey.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah! But most prisoners are in for minorish crimes as a result of their down-and-outery and/or drug habits. Therefore one can infer that a higher percentage of the prison population comes from the less healthy end of society. Thus one could argue they were more likely to croak in chokey.<BR/><BR/>Do I get a prize for pedantry now?The Remittance Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104149259707414863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-46207086284493530062007-09-21T16:39:00.000+01:002007-09-21T16:39:00.000+01:00I wrote a complaint to the BBC about this article ...I wrote a complaint to the BBC about this article on the grounds that it didn't mention what the "baseline" statistics were. We shall see what they say.sanbikinoraionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823745465626270567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-11981773646220974002007-09-21T09:19:00.000+01:002007-09-21T09:19:00.000+01:00Mark, take a look at his animation http://www.merc...Mark, take a look at his animation http://www.mercola.com/townofallopath/townofallopath.htm<BR/><BR/>Just shows how statistics can lead to the most ridiculous solutions because people mis-identify the problem.Vindicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966077915620078085noreply@blogger.com