Flaws and fallacies in Statistical Thinking by Stephen K. Cambell also
discusses some aspects of statistical abuses.
Jineshwar Singh, Coordinator, IDS
Interdisciplinary Department
George Brown College
St .James campus
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From: Conn, Judith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'Dalby, James' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 8:15 AM
Subject: RE: common mistakes in statistics
> I don't know about the literature but there is a book entitled, "How to
lie
> with Statistics" that is helpful for the lay person.
>
> Judy Conn
> Statistician
> CDC?NCIPC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dalby, James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:43 PM
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> Subject: common mistakes in statistics
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> Does anyone on the list know of any books or articles describing the most
> common statistical mistakes in the scientific literature? I am
particularly
> interested in statistical errors in the ecological literature, but am open
> to information on errors in other literature too. I seem to remember
> someone on the list raising this topic several months ago, but
> unfortunately, I did not save the related e-mail messages. Thank you.
>
>
> Dr. James E. Dalby, Jr., Biometrician
> BC Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks
> Nanaimo, British Columbia
> CANADA, V9T-6J9
> Phone: (250) 751-7246, Fax: 751-3103
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> "The best thing about being a statistician is
> that you get to play in everyone's backyard".
> --- John W. Tukey (American statistician, 1915-2000)
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