How to Confuse with Statistics or: The Use and Misuse of Conditional Probabilities

Krämer, Walter; Gigerenzer, Gerd

Statist. Sci., Tome 20 (2005) no. 1, p. 223-230 / Harvested from Project Euclid

Résumé

This article shows by various examples how consumers of statistical information may be confused when this information is presented in terms of conditional probabilities. It also shows how this confusion helps others to lie with statistics, and it suggests both confusion and lies can be exposed by using alternative modes of conveying statistical information.

Publié le : 2005-08-14
Classification: Conditional probabilities, natural frequencies, heuristical reasoning

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Krämer, Walter; Gigerenzer, Gerd. How to Confuse with Statistics or: The Use and Misuse of Conditional Probabilities. Statist. Sci., Tome 20 (2005) no. 1, pp.  223-230. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1124891288/