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How to Spot Statistical Garbage

The Political Orphanage

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What Drives You Crazy?

Exaggerated claims require larger evidence to back them up, he says. "I enjoy looking at data and saying, you know, what does this tell you? Um, what doesn't it?" A lot of studies prove unquote that they're never correct, the economist adds. He also finds some terminological things in economics 'amusing'

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