Is statistical data always accurate ?
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When you do statistics, you have a number of data points, and you have a number of attributes that describe your data points. The catch: you need more and more data points with each new attribute you add.
That is, if you want to avoid what’s called “spurious correlations,” which is just a fancy way of saying “seeing things that aren’t there.”
If, however, you just want to produce seemingly correct statistics (usually as a result of pressure to publish), you’ll just have to look for any random correlation, shut your mouth about how the amount of attributes (with regards to the number of samples) you found them among, and BANG there you have your “statistically proven” publication.
This is why much of “science” is actually a scam these days, and it’s been a well-known problem for awhile: Why Most Published Research Findings Are False.
Explanation: so the statistical data are not always accurate .