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Ice Cream & Crime
- Andrew Heaton uses a humorous example of ice cream and crime in Texas.
- Both increase during summer, but they correlate with heat, not each other.
Berkeley Admissions
- In 1973, Berkeley was sued for admitting 44% of male applicants vs 35% of females.
- A statistician found that women applied to programs with lower acceptance rates (Simpson's Paradox).
Immigrant Welfare
- A think tank claimed most immigrant households use welfare, framing data by family, not individual.
- This manipulation made immigrants look bad, as individual data showed they use less welfare.