Heterodox
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2nd Lectures describes the goal of statistics as creating persuasive arguments using numbers. Numbers have aura of objectivity and factuality which creates convincing arguments, even though the precision is often an illusion, and numbers manufactured facts.
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2nd Lectures describes the goal of statistics as creating persuasive arguments using numbers. Numbers have aura of objectivity and factuality which creates convincing arguments, even though the precision is often an illusion, and numbers manufactured facts.
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Asad Zaman considers the following as important:
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