Wily data analysis

(This article was originally published at Sharp Statistics, and syndicated at StatsBlogs.)

When comparison of two sets of data is made, often only the mean and standard deviation is compared, with no reference to the actual spread of the values. This tends to manifest in the form of a bar chart showing the mean of each variable with an error bar attached that extends 1 standard deviation […]

Please comment on the article here: Sharp Statistics

Tags: statistics