< Put me in the camp that thinks the article stupid as well.
This is exactly why I hate statistics and don't even bother to read
them most of the time. > - Josh
Well Josh and Shizz and dajubo and dliles - this column really
raised your hackles. Sure it is not about to be nominated for a Pulitzer,
but equally as sure is that it incorporates all those distasteful stats
that no Celt true-blue wishes to own up to.
< It would be more rewarding to think of a few statistics
that actually tell you something than ones that don't. > -Josh
These stats, like your prejudices, are but one man's slant. But who is
to say that these stats are actually misleading or stupid?
Of course the stats aren't, they never are. It's all in the presentation
and selection of which ones you do/don't use. And those are pretty
definitely handled here with an intent to mislead to suit an agenda and
show how 'brilliant' this guy is in being able to quantify things.