Statistical Blunders In History
History is full of instances where statistical tools predicted embarrassingly wrong results due to errors creeping in during data collection and analysis. Given below is the list of such statistical blunders in history. Literary Digest, 1936 In 1936, Literary Digest, a national magazine of the time, sent out 10 million “straw” ballots asking people to tell them who they planned on voting for in … Continue reading Statistical Blunders In History