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if you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything
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Japanese Meaning
統計データは、いかに扱いを変えれば、どんな結論も導き出せるという教訓。 / データの取り扱い方次第で、どんな解釈も正当化できるということ。それは統計操作の危険性を示している。 / データをこじつければ、真実とは異なる解釈も可能であるという戒め。
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if you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything
Statistics can be manipulated to support any conclusion.
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