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Tag: The Data Detective

The Data Detective Five

Posted on April 2, 2021February 25, 2021 by Simon
“Our feelings can often trump our expertise.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective Using trump in the old sense not the the orange haired sense.... Read More

The Data Detective Four

Posted on March 26, 2021February 25, 2021 by Simon
“Nullius in Verba” translates to “Take nobody’s word for it.” The motto of the Royal Society as quoted by Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More

The Data Detective Three

Posted on March 19, 2021February 25, 2021 by Simon
“Yes, it’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s even easier to lie without them.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective This quote is variously attributed.... Read More

Data Detective Two

Posted on March 12, 2021February 25, 2021 by Simon
“Sometimes we want to be fooled.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More

The Data Detective One

Posted on March 5, 2021February 25, 2021 by Simon
“Have the confidence to assess information with curiosity and a healthy skepticism.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective I highly recommend this book and will be quoting from it regularly as I finis... Read More

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