What This Graph of a Dinosaur Can Teach Us about Doing Better Science
Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under Data Science, estatística, visualização
um texto muito bom sobre visualização de dados
“Anscombe’s quartet” and the “datasaurus dozen” demonstrate the importance of visualizing data
- By Jack Murtagh on September 7, 2023
Mark Twain once wrote, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” (He attributed the quip to former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, but its true origin is unknown.) Given the foundational importance of statistics in modern science, this quote paints a bleak picture of the scientific endeavor. Thankfully, several generations of scientific progress have proved Twain’s sentiment to be an exaggeration. Still, we shouldn’t discard the wisdom in those words. While statistics is an essential tool for understanding the world, employing it responsibly and avoiding its pitfalls requires a delicate dance.
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