Reply To: Generalizations vs. Statistics

Popa: If you’re doing it for 1000 flips, a really high z score is correct.

Squeak: No one is trying to confuse you. You seem really smart. It would be easy for you to read up on statistics without getting confused.

AriFree: LOL. Just use what works for you, that’s my philosophy.

NFGO: The point of the opening post was to help people with low numeracy enjoy reading about statistics, and realize they use it unconsciously to make generalizations, but it can help them make better decisions. The point was not my knowledge (or lack of) statistics. If you like, we can go deeper into the topic.

I find that people get very intimidated and confused when statistics come into the picture, and a bit of exposure goes a long way in our community. And shidduchim are a lot less intimidating than coin flipping. 🙂

Maybe I simplified too much, but I wanted everyone on this website to enjoy reading it, even people who don’t like numbers.

And we do generalize, from a sample to a larger population, which you yourself acknowledge. But we agree that statistics are much more useful than generalizations.