http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2013/12/02/headlines-from-a-mathematically-literate-world/ Our World: Market Rebounds after Assurances from Fed Chair Mathematically Literate World: Market Rebounds after Regression to the Mean Our World: Firm’s Meteoric Rise Explained by Daring Strategy, Bold Leadership Mathematically Literate World: Firm’s Meteoric Rise Explained by Good Luck, Selection Bias Our World: Gas Prices Hit Record High (Unadjusted for Inflation) Mathematically Literate World: Gas Prices Hit Record High (In a Vacuous, Meaningless Sense) Our World: Psychologists Tout Surprising New Findings Mathematically Literate World: Psychologists Promise to Replicate Surprising New Findings Before Touting Them Our World: After Switch in Standardized Tests, Scores Drop Mathematically Literate World: After Switch in Standardized Tests, Scores No Longer Directly Comparable Our World: Controversial Program Would Cost $50 Million in Taxpayer Money Mathematically Literate World: Controversial Program Would Cost 0.0001% of Taxpayer Money Our World: Proposal Would Tax $250,000-Earners at 40% Mathematically Literate World: Proposal Would Tax $250,000-Earners’ Very Last Dollar, and That Dollar Alone, at 40% Our World: Poll Finds 2016 Candidates Neck and Neck Mathematically Literate World: Poll Finds 2016 Predictions Futile, Absurd Our World: One Dead in Shark Attack; See Tips for Shark Safety Inside Mathematically Literate World: One Dead in Tragic, Highly Unlikely Event; See Tips for Something Useful Inside Our World: Local Heat Wave Seen as Sign of Global Warming Mathematically Literate World: Local Heat Wave Not Seen as Meaningful Indicator of Global Trends Our World: Veteran Baseball Player Enjoys Breakout Month Mathematically Literate World: Veteran Baseball Player Enjoys Transient Good Fortune Our World: Market Share for Electric Cars Triples Mathematically Literate World: Market Share for Electric Cars Rises to 0.4% Our World: Still No Scientific Consensus on Global Warming Mathematically Literate World: Still 90% Scientific Consensus on Global Warming Our World: Rates of Cancer Approach Historic High Mathematically Literate World: Rates of Surviving Long Enough to Develop Cancer Approach Historic High Our World: Hollywood Breaks Box Office Records with Explosions, Rising Stars Mathematically Literate World: Hollywood Breaks Box Office Records with Inflation, Rising Population Our World: Economist: “Eliminate Minimum Wage to Create Jobs, Improve Economy” Mathematically Literate World: Economist: “Eliminate Minimum Wage, then Pray Our Model Has Some Basis in Reality” Our World: Average Football Player Earns $3 Million, Lasts 4 Years in NFL Mathematically Literate World: Average Football Player Earns $0 Million, Lasts 4 Years in High School Our World: Politician Promises to Fund Math Education Mathematically Literate World: Politician Promises to Fund, Meddle in Math Education Our World: Illegal Downloaders Would Have Spent $300 Million to Obtain Same Music Legally Mathematically Literate World: Illegal Downloaders Probably Would Not Have Bothered to Obtain Same Music Legally Our World: Unemployment Rate Jumps from 7.6% to 7.8% Mathematically Literate World: Unemployment Rate Probably a Little Under 8%; Maybe Rising, or Not, Can’t Really Tell
