Bad stats: A regular series exploring slip-ups, snafus and salutary lessons from the world of statistics

Abstract Nineteenth-century French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace overlooked the effect of errors in his calculations when trying to calculate the mass of Jupiter. Jordi Prats considers how errors can still unavoidably creep into our most careful calculations today

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Jordi Prats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-4339)

Publication Details

Journal: Significance
Published: 2025-02-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmaf012
Primary Topic: Statistics Education and Methodologies
Type: article
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Bad stats: A regular series exploring slip-ups, snafus and salutary lessons from the world of statistics

Jordi Prats

Feb 4, 2025

Significance

Statistics Education and Methodologies

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Bad stats: A regular series exploring slip-ups, snafus and salutary lessons from the world of statistics

Jordi Prats

February 4, 2025article en

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SignificanceVol. 22(2)

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Statistics Education and Methodologies

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