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by ffdjjjffjj 2054 days ago
Another thing worth mentioning is it’s a lot easier to spread a faulty statistics analysis than it is to spread an explanation. I’ve seen a lot of viral posts about Benford’s law and the 2020 election. I finally dig up the data and the explanation - which is mundane - and yet I’m not seeing a bunch of viral “this is why those posts were wrong” responses.