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How important is an understanding of statistics to a skeptical way of thinking?

I am by no means a qualified statistician. Nevertheless, the other day I found myself positing the following: It seems to me that if everyone had a better understanding of sta …
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Are cycle helmets effective?

I've got into a bit of a hoo-hah about cycle helmets and rather than the specifics, I wanted to ask about a general approach. I've been presented with some statistics that are prep …
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Is positive discrimination effective?

Please take this question in the spirit of inquiry that I intend, not as pushing any particular social agenda. Various countries and institutions have implemented forms of 'positi …