Why can statistics be both informative and misleading?

May 6, 2016 ... SLJ chats with Printz Award-winner John Corey Whaley about his third YA novel Highly Illogical Behavior. Apr 7, 2025 ... Mayor Cherelle L. Parker's proposal to cut the city's business income and receipts tax (BIRT), based off the Philadelphia Tax Reform ... Illogical comparisons occur when two unlike things are compared. Example: My cooking is as good as Mom. Here we are comparing my cooking to my mom, and ... One common example of illogical reasoning is the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, which is Latin for "after this, therefore because of this." This fallacy ... Aug 8, 2015 ... Domestic violence in a family home is, unfortunately, a very prominent situation in our communities today that provoke illogical thinking. This ... Mar 5, 2017 ... Mr Gates' robot tax risks essentially being protectionism against progress. None of this is to minimise the problem of job destruction and rising inequality. Jan 2, 2025 ... Many people have interpreted these discussions as anti-Tesla, anti-Elon, and illogical hate speech. Despite predicting the company's rise and covering its ... What Can Be Learned from the Logic of an Illogical Shutdown. January 23, 2018. by Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04). September 30 is an important date in ... Oct 28, 2005 ... ... illogical. We certainly can check whether a story is illogical or not, regardless of whether it is meant to be true. A novel that in chapter ... Why Being Illogical is a Good Thing. How much do you plan to improve this year? Most people expect a gradual improvement in their performance and to receive a 2 ...