Ep7-- The facts about lying with data
from Facts Are What Matter Hosted by Casa Grande Productions
In this episode we will discuss how to effectively lie with data. We discuss the facts on how to exaggerate percentages using small sample sizes. How to use selective sampling to exclude in convenient facts. The facts on how to bin or group data to obfuscate and confuse. How to calculate and present metrics that are accurate but don't address the issue. We discuss the facts on how to manipulate the presentation of information with scaling of axes. Finally, how to combine and compare data that are clearly different.
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