Stats Flashcards
1
Q
Stats duller than ditchwater
A
Danny dorling
2
Q
Three lies
A
Mark Twain
3
Q
Things world vs people world
A
Philo
4
Q
Statistics as mirrors of nature is
A
Empiricism
5
Q
Stats as socially constructed is
A
Mediation
6
Q
Stats as constitive is
A
Making aspects of the world visible
New realities
7
Q
When was enlightenment
A
Late 17C
8
Q
Avalanche of printed numbers
A
Hacking
9
Q
Stats boosted by
A
Capitalism
Tech
Eugenics
Desire for planning
10
Q
Key figure networks of Stats
A
Harvey
11
Q
What was the anarchist critique
A
Reveal disorder instead of order?
Focoult focused on normal
The risidual in linear regression
12
Q
Pure
A
Barnes
