Fish oil and prostate cancer

A week or so ago the media was telling us about a new study linking omega-3 and prostate cancer. The local news folks were suggesting that we might all want to do without those fish oil capsules. The story on CCN was headlined: Hold the salmon: omega-3 fatty acids linked to higher risk of cancer. […]

Posted by Larry on July 22nd, 2013 | 1 Comment Posted in Data Quality, Don't Use the Mean, Statistical Literacy, The Media

Diabetes causes people to skip breakfast

If we saw that headline we might just laugh. But a few weeks ago the media was abuzz with the opposite conclusion. A Minnesota station said ‘U’ Study: Breakfast Could Decrease Diabetes Risk saying the study “links the meal to a decrease in risk for type 2 diabetes” based on a study at the University […]

Posted by Larry on July 18th, 2013 | 2 Comments Posted in Publication Bias, Statistical Literacy, Telling the Full Story, The Media

Big Data and Wimbledon

I finished watching the last of the Wimbledon tennis matches yesterday. This years play featured a number of great matches and a large number of surprising results. No one would have predicted a Bartoli vs Lisicki match up for the woman’s final. While the men’s final with Djokovic and Murray was expected the early departure […]

Posted by Larry on July 8th, 2013 | Comments Off on Big Data and Wimbledon Posted in Statistical Literacy, The Media
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