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Killer57@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Don’t worry. That article was awful and the reporter is ignorant of how statistics work.

  First of all, it’s not all men. It’s “all Australian men.” And second of all, it’s not 1 in 6. It’s probably more like 1 in 20. Still a high number, but not as high as the reporter make it out to be.

  The reporter ignored that the data can overlap.

  Sort of like saying:

  Pete would never let anyone slap him. Joe says he is willing to be slapped for $1000. He would also do it for $500. He would also do it for $200. AHA!!! THREE men out of four would be willing to be slapped for $1000 or less!!!

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