Reply To: Generalizations vs. Statistics

Hi Squeak!

“Yes, they claim many things. Its one of their greatest achievements. Making claims.”

We agree completely. What annoys me is that they claim that their claims are backed up by data, and imply that they are using well-researched statistics which “prove” that this is the problem. At least as of last week in Hamodia (letters Section D, I think). To my knowledge, not one reputable statistician has weighed in on this.

“But that doesnt tell you enough. If one mean is hgher than the other, there will be some above average points in set 1 that are still below the other mean. Sure, you can make up an example that proves your point, but you didnt give enough information at first to state your conclusion.”

Correct, I was not specific in my opening post. I was merely trying to make the point that it is not wise to use generalizations to compare data, since statistical differences in the data can make them invalid.

“And skoyach, popa!”

yep!