High accuracy statistics and journalism...

Discussion in 'Australian Motorcycles' started by Iain Chalmers, Feb 28, 2006.

  1. Iain Chalmers

    Iain Chalmers Guest

    from:
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/roadworks-at-fault-in-crash-inquest-told
    /2006/02/27/1141020023618.html

    "Tests showed he had a blood alcohol reading of .135 - 21Ž2 times the legal
    limit - which would have increased his risk of crashing by 14.5 per cent."

    14.5% eh? not 14% more risk, not 15%, not "about 7 times more risk", but
    14.5%? Right...

    (and when did the "legal limit" drop from .05 to .0397 - since we're
    clearly using 3 significant digits of resolution in this piece of
    "journalism"?)

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    Iain Chalmers, Feb 28, 2006
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    alx Guest

    And is 14.5% statistically significant anyway? Can meaningful conclusions
    be derived from 14.5%?

    Can meaningful conclusions be drawn from many media reports? Have been on
    the receiving end of some shoddy reporting...talking sense and facts to a
    reporter is akin to beating ones brains out against a brick wall.

    They STILL get it wrong.
     
    alx, Feb 28, 2006
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  3. Iain Chalmers

    Iain Chalmers Guest

    Well _there's_ your tactical mistake - if you beat _their_ brains[1] out
    against the brick wall, they're less likely to actively get it _wrong_...

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    [1] yeah yeah, big assumption I know, maybe if you "beat the void between
    their ears out against a brick wall"???
     
    Iain Chalmers, Feb 28, 2006
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    CrazyCam Guest

    Fair goes, Iain, the reporter may well be quoting the crap spouted by
    spouted by one of those paid liars.

    regards,
    CrazyCam
     
    CrazyCam, Feb 28, 2006
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    Pisshead Pete Guest

    That explains it. They're just like greenies!
     
    Pisshead Pete, Feb 28, 2006
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