#Statistics

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham

paulgp

What are some striking economic statistics that you think everyone should know?I'll start with five facts that have informed my research (with sources): 1. Roughly 15% of Americans have filed

Chat Sceptique

ChatSceptique

Il y a une croyance bizarre qui persiste dans les SHS :l'idée que les scientifiques ne font que quantifier et sont en PLS face à du qualitatif C'est complètement faux.

Chief Ojukwu

ChiefOjukwu

1. @PoliceNG denied & said no one has been killed in the protests. Die hard supporters of the president said 'where is the body'. Jimoh Isiaq has been laid to

Stress Management Cat

Methadone_Cat

Is harm reduction too liberal?I dunno, do you think you can get the investors in the Prison Industrial Complex to accept a less carceral view of drugs without openly accepting

RSA Events

RSAEvents

T-minus minutes until todays event ‘How to Make the World Add Up’ with @TimHarford + @CCriadoPerez. Here’s how to get involved:Watch: https://bit.ly/3hFqxyg Discuss: #RSAnumbersSend in your questions for Tim

BBC News (UK)

BBCNews

Older people are being "airbrushed" out of coronavirus figures in the UK, charities warnThe UK's official death toll has been criticised for only covering people who die in hospital -

Raven the Science Maven

ravenscimaven

Storytime: Over 100 years ago, a physician was treating a patient who could barely remember basic details of their own life. When the patient passed, the doctor examined the patients

arkancide_is_real

Arkancideisreal

THREAD: A quick lesson in medical statistics for those of you who believe the current "second wave" scare story out of #Victoria.It starts with the concepts of sensitivity, specificity and

Hello, Ky 카 이

_KyJunmyeonKai

EXO as your teachers/professors (a thread) 1. Baekhyun- Your Music and Arts teacher- Looks young because he just got his teaching license- Someone who is passionate in teaching- May multiple

Royal College of Art UCU supports #CoronaContract

RcaUcu

THREAD: We obviously have our employers worried because at 9.30pm last night they sent an email trying to explain their position on some of the issues raised by us. Yet

Son of David

DrOlusesan

ALL TALK BUT NO WORKIf theory that 85% of statistics put on twitter are contrived, then it follows also that 85% of us always talk about the work 15% are

The Ferrari Lab

TheFerrariLab

Been reflecting on these slides from 2015 on the uncertainty of elimination - populations are rarely in a infection free regime – dynamics are described by “effective reproduction number” (R)

Stylstc Clmnst

Sime0nStylites

This is a great piece which I commend to you all. It reflects an issue I’ve been pondering, for the lay person, who to trust?https://twitter.com/jeremyfarrar/status/1313888997043773441 It is symptomatic of our

Black Rose

BlackRoseLabour

Black RoseSir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet Thread: We would like to congratulate Starmer on appointing a diverse shadow cabinet. With 53% women and 25% people of colour, marginalised people can hopefully

Filliam Squancyson

antimapfruit

This shit is silly. Maps think they got it hard but we as antis get shit on from everybody. This bouta be a thread. 1/? Maps will go with their

🔥 Kareem Carr 🔥

kareem_carr

A lot of people have math phobia which is a kind of learned helplessness about math. They tune out of conversations involving math because their instinctive belief is they can't