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

Abstract No, 5G did not cause Covid, and sugar does not give you herpes. David Robert Grimes slams data torture and the madness of arbitrary thresholds

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Significance
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2026-06-08
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jrssig/qmag048
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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

David Robert Grimes
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

David Robert Grimes
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Abstract No, 5G did not cause Covid, and sugar does not give you herpes. David Robert Grimes slams data torture and the madness of arbitrary thresholds

SignificanceVol. 23(4)
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