Explore the deceptive practice of p-hacking, where data is manipulated to achieve statistical significance, potentially leading to false research findings.
Learn the crucial difference between absolute and relative risk to make informed decisions. Understand how statistics can be misleading and how to evaluate risk effectively.
Explore the false positive paradox with an unobtainium mining scenario. Learn how seemingly accurate tests can be misleading due to base rate fallacy and conditional probability.
Learn how to identify misleading graphs by understanding common manipulation techniques such as distorted scales, cherry-picked data, and omitted context. Develop critical thinking skills to interpret data accurately.
Explore the counterintuitive 'Birthday Paradox' and discover why the odds of two people sharing a birthday in a small group are surprisingly high. Unravel the math behind this probability puzzle.