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unseemly_turbidity t1_j3gbzd6 wrote

I think showing an average per year for each decade would have made more sense than a total, otherwise you can't really compare 3 years of the 2020s against 10 years for all the others.

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debunk_this_12 t1_j3i049k wrote

Non-Robust statistics are very misleading.

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theplushpairing t1_j3jl9si wrote

Also can we have it adjusted for inflation?

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Caboose127 t1_j3kjorz wrote

Considering Gone With the Wind is listed as highest grossing, I'm assuming this is already adjusted for inflation.

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MaiIb0x t1_j3ikvde wrote

While I agree in general, it wouldn’t work so well with this one, since every movie in the year is actually the representive size. That would make the 2020s movies bloated

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unseemly_turbidity t1_j3inh2v wrote

Yeah, that's true. Really, any kind of area graph just isn't the way to go for this. It just looks prettier than anything sensible like a bar graph or box plot.

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wimpycarebear t1_j3hke7t wrote

You sure can, it's called data manipulation. Example, if you exclude the attacks on America done 9/11, then localized violence becomes the greatest threat to FBI. Second example, if you exclude the data from energy sectors then inflation is only peeking in single digits not the almost 20% everyone is actually feeling. Data sucks when people don't use it to reflect reality

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minnesotaris t1_j3ihoz0 wrote

Somehow you deserve downvotes because the same jerks who don’t understand causal inference are those who say you shouldn’t mention any statistic that distracts from 9/11 being NINE…..ELEVEN. I am significant because I say I am.

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