#samplingbias — Public Fediverse posts

Did you know a hidden sampling bias can shift a survey’s reported average age to 38? Our data‑science guide breaks down how flawed sampling, random‑selection errors, and methodology choices warp results. Learn how open‑source tools can spot and fix these issues before they mislead your research. #SamplingBias #SurveyMethodology #DataScience #StatisticalError

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/survey-bias-can-skew-reported-average-age-38-says-data-science-guide

Every #Mastodon / #Fediverse poll that includes the text "boost for larger sample size" should be required to have "Dewey Defeats Truman" as one of the poll answers.

#peeve #PetPeeve #statistics #poll #sample #bias #DeweyDefeatsTruman #SamplingError #SamplingBias

#ROGD returns, now simply #sad, posted on dodgy unscientific journal.

The Transphobic #study ignores #trans, #nonbinary, and #detransitioners, focusing solely on #antitrans parents' views. This leads to notable #samplingbias.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.intomore.com/impact/politics/anti-trans-pseudoscience-paper-republished-michael-bailey/

An example of how sampling bias might disappear facts while putting data in to guide machine-generated text:
> That has been the official line in the #UnitedStates, and you.. cannot deviate from it in #ThePress or #scholarship.. it's even at the point where #journals.. will not permit letters referring to these proposals; the degree of control on this is startling..
http://www.ditext.com/chomsky/power.pdf
#NoamChomsky #UnderstandingPower #Scholarship #SamplingBias #Totalitarianism #USA #DiscilplinedMinds

Lately I've been feeling like #transfems are are far more #spiritual than your average person. I'm not sure if this is some #SamplingBias or if there's something deeper here (e.g. something related to #HRT).

Strangely, many ancient societies that accepted a third gender seemed to place them in a religious position (iirc) so perhaps there's something related to "changing" one's gender that gives people a different worldview.

I ask my friends whether they like my singing. They all tell me that they love it. Ergo, I am the best singer in the world. #SamplingBias
Based on this flawed logic #Musk makes all his decisions about #Twitter.

And believe me, you don’t want to hear me sing…