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The Savior
03-12-2003, 01:56 PM
http://www.usairways.com/promotions/images/promotions/shuttle_graph3.jpg
:rolleyes:
Taken fromthis (http://www.usairways.com/promotions/specials/shuttle.htm) page.
AlexMax
03-12-2003, 05:01 PM
Heh. I was saving this link for a future Xbox battle, but here it is.

How to Lie with Statistics (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393310728/103-5146309-2444644?vi=glance)
inori
03-12-2003, 05:24 PM
Okay, that graph is pretty messed up... and I'm going to have to stop by Barnes & Noble and see if they carry Alex-kun's book. :kawaii:
Paradox
03-12-2003, 07:26 PM
the graph isn't wrong...
even though the top two both say 91%, the length is for the number of on-time arrivals, not the percentage.
The Savior
03-12-2003, 08:19 PM
No, the graph isn't wrong, but it is misleading. Thanks for the book, Alex, I might just have to check it out.
AlexMax
03-12-2003, 08:47 PM
Originally posted by The Savior
No, the graph isn't wrong, but it is misleading. Thanks for the book, Alex, I might just have to check it out.

Exactly. Thus, "How to lie with statistics"
VashdeStampedo!
03-12-2003, 09:53 PM
Well, then, I've already learned. Your book is useless, and as the result of my not buying it, capitalism has failed. Commie bastards.