How the media uses and misuses data and statistics.

[Sean]

MODS: Not sure if this is the right section of the forum. Feel free to move it you think appropriate.

Somebody sent this to me. I have not had a good look, but there might be some useful stuff in it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...re_todd_hartman_aneta_piekut_and_mark_taylor/

 

[Snowdrop]

@Sean
I've never been to reddit before.
When I had a look I found this link: http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7015
A BMJ article titled: The association between health related science news and academic press releases.
Suggesting that academic press releases (ie universities) hold some blame for media taking every study as the final word on the subject.