BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260709T083936Z - 37716@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230422T113000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20230422T133000 CREATED:20260709T083936Z DESCRIPTION:Why Most Statistics Are Bulls*%^ 为什么 多数统计数据是瞎扯淡\nDid you know that 80% of all statistic s are actually incorrect and misleading? Is that statistic one of them? Wh en you read about a statistic\, how can you know if it's correct or not?_x 000D_ _x000D_ The truth is that stats (statistics) are one of the most pow erful tools in convincing people. If someone quotes a stat\, our first rea ction is often to believe it because it sounds impressive. The other truth is that stats are often purposefully misleading and used to prove a concl usion rather than to find the truth. _x000D_ _x000D_ For example\, if some one tells you that 70% of Chinese married women are unhappy in their marri age\, what does that mean? Which women did they ask? What cities are they in? What are their social/economic classes? How many did they ask? How do they define "unhappy"? Even if the stat is true\, there's so much beneath every statistic that needs to be checked._x000D_ _x000D_ How many stats do you just instantly believe and base your decisions on while they're actua lly completely wrong?_x000D_ _x000D_ In this club\, we'll look at differen t stats and we'll think critically about them. Do they make sense? Why? Wh at other info can we find? How do we find that info?_x000D_ _x000D_ Let's have an eye-opening discussion and a wonderful exercise in critical thinki ng!_x000D_ _x000D_ 你知道吗，80%的统计数据实际上是不正确 的和具有误导性的。这个数据是其中之一吗？当你读到 一个统计数据时，你怎么知道它是正确的还是错误的？_x 000D_ _x000D_ 事实是，统计数据是说服人们最有力的工具之 一。如果有人引用一个数据，我们的第一反应往往是相 信它，因为它听起来令人印象深刻。另一个事实是，统 计数据经常被故意误导，被用来证明一个结论，而不是 发现真相。_x000D_ _x000D_ 例如，如果有人告诉你70%的中国 已婚女性在婚姻中不幸福，这意味着什么？他们问了哪 些女性？他们在哪些城市？他们的社会/经济阶层是什么 ？他们问了多少人？他们如何定义“不快乐”？即使统 计数据是真实的，每个统计数据背后也有很多需要核实 的地方。_x000D_ _x000D_ 有多少数据是你立即相信的，并根 据它们来做决定，而实际上它们是完全错误的?_x000D_ _x000 D_ 在这个club，我们会看不同的数据，我们会批判性地思 考它们。它们有意义吗？为什么？我们还能找到其他信 息吗？我们如何找到这些信息？_x000D_ _x000D_ 让我们进行 一次大开眼界的讨论，并锻炼批判性思维！ DTSTAMP:20260709T083936Z LOCATION:China\,\, Shanghai SUMMARY:Why Most Statistics Are Bulls*%^ 为什么多数统计数据是瞎扯淡 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR