How to Lie with Statistics: Book Meeting 2

Posted by Nia Hammond in Statistics - Miles - C on

podcast 2 final
(read chapters 4, 5, 6, 7)


Group Members

Monisha Das

Alexis Mccormick

Alaina Silverman

Nia Hammond


Discussed:

Inside cover quotes

Paragraph interpretations

Articles surrounding misleading data visualizations:

  • Monisha: http://qz.com/122921/the-chart-tim-cook-doesnt-want-you-to-see/
  • Alexis: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-airs-seriously-misleading-obamacare-graphic/
  • Alaina: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32606724
  • Nia: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10625168/Treasury-rebuked-over-misleading-flood-spending-graph.html

Comments (1)

Mark Miles (Teacher)
Mark Miles

Good second podcast. You did a great job answering the questions from last time, but I didn't hear a lot of discussion on the new chapters. Looking forward to your third podcast. No questions for next time!