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		fauldsh on Dec 24, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ending the Infographic Plague The problem isn't the infographic it's people spouting bullshit statistics. This is hardly a new problem, learn which sites are trustworthy and which are not. The only 'problem' is that infographics are really good at getting across a message and far more human friendly than just statistics.

mathattack on Dec 25, 2011 [–]

Similar to correlation and regression. Great concepts, and can add a lot of implied rigor to a mountain of BS.

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