Correlated

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"Mind-blowing statistics and crazy connections--from the number-crunching genius behind a popular blog. Based on findings on Correlated.org, this surprising and very funny book presents bizarre-but-true correlations between seemingly unrelated things. Based on daily polls and statistical analysis, Gallagher reveals: People who prefer Miss Piggy to Kermit the Frog are more than twice as likely than average to have tattoos; people with body piercings are twice as likely as the average person to have deployed a fire extinguisher; people with bumper stickers on their car are more likely than average to have square danced. You'll never look at poll results or scientific sound bites the same way again!"-- "Mind-blowing connections that will make you wish you'd paid attention in statistics class. Does your spelling ability reveal something about your patriotism? Can your preference for filtered tap water predict how good you are at writing love letters? What does your opinion about deep-dish pizza reveal about your preference for mechanical pencils? Based on the popular website Correlated.org, this funny and fascinating volume reveals these and many other surprising connections that are hidden in plain sight. The results range from the intriguing to the absurd, and are supplemented by simple explanations about margins of error, selection bias, confounding variables, and other basic principles of statistical analysis. If you're tantalized by trivia, mesmerized by minutiae, or seduced by strange statistics, prepare to see the world around you in a whole new light"--

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