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I get so testy sometimes. But they drive me to it! I swear!

If I could wave a wand and have one scientific concept automagically understood by everyone in the world, it would be variability. How 'bout you?

Date: 2002-10-11 01:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wcg.livejournal.com
How 'bout you?

"Sensitive dependence on initial conditions"

Date: 2002-10-11 01:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] submarine-bells.livejournal.com
"Correlation does not equal causality" would get my vote.

Date: 2002-10-11 02:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wcg.livejournal.com
Somebody had already claimed that one, and the dependence on initial conditions is one that is often overlooked. But yeah, the difference betwixt correlation and causation is well worth noting.

Date: 2002-10-11 02:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiredferret.livejournal.com
Vote early, vote often. Teach your children how to detect the damned lies in statistics.

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