The “WHY?” Question.

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The “WHY?” Question

Data Visualization Present the data Understand the data Criticize the presentation It all comes down to data and how we interpret the data It is crucial to always ask “Why?” Statistics is the art of lying with numbers

Correlation Why would ice cream sales affect forest fires?

Big data Why would marine divorce rates be related to margarine consumption?

Reporting Mean Why would geology majors make so much more than others?

Bias Why do certain body parts get hit more than others?

Bias