Paul Hill
  • Blog
  • Innovation Training
  • Book Reviews
  • Contact
@PaulHill_io

Prove What You Already Believe

3/2/2012

1 Comment

 
When I took my first stats class I absolutely hated it because nothing made sense. It was like learning a new language: confidence levels, mean, correlation, standard deviation, poison, probability, z-score, binomial distribution, regression etc.

While I was preparing to fail the class something literally clicked in my brain and I managed to pull off an A that semester.

But beyond digesting statistical methods and tools...I learned something far more important. It can be summed up in this quote:
Picture
Or just throw out some made up numbers:
Picture
I've realized that there are three types of lies:
Picture
I've also realized that sometimes people want you to lie to them, right? 

My job is a tenure track position, so I have 5 years to prove I'm awesome before I can be promoted. This will be no problem because I am awesome...but I was recently told by a superior that I should include statistics in my promotion and tenure documentation and to "create charts and graphs that show the numbers going up." Well, if I'm going to be judged by the statistics I choose to provide then this is going to be fun!

My tenure committee may end up seeing a graph like this:
Picture
And maybe a few like this too:
Picture
1 Comment
winnipeg personals link
8/18/2012 04:05:22 am

Just taking a quick coffee break and wanted to post a hello

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Paul Hill, Ph.D.

    ​I design, plan, and evaluate economic development programs for Utah State University. 


    Archives

    September 2022
    December 2020
    August 2020
    August 2018
    February 2018
    February 2017
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011


    RSS Feed


    Search this site:
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Blog
  • Innovation Training
  • Book Reviews
  • Contact