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Misuse of Statistics
 
 
EIGHT RULES
                                       
 
 
1.
Avoid False Precision  
 
2.
Beware Of The Base Rate Fallacy  
 
3.
Correlation Is Not Causation  
 
4.
Determining The Effect Of A Single Variable Is Not Easy  
 
5.
You Need Substantial Differences To See An Effect  
 
6.
There Is Great Value In A Longitudinal Study  
 
7.
Need Substantial Differences From Chance  
 
8.
Proof Of Cause And Effect Requires Dose-Response  
 
 
  If you learn just one thing from this course, it should be #2.
  If you learn two things from this course, they should be #2 and #8.