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In praise of data-driven anecdotes (bigdatarepublic.com)
2 points by pavelpadovan 4900 days ago
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Humans are pretty bad thinking scientifically, particularly in the realm of knowing what a certain probability means (witness the lotto). So providing some relatable story that illustrates the data is a great idea. I generally try and open any presentation I give with just such an anecdote.