tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2096814859581727016..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Above average (or is it median?)Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-59588468002011827092011-09-02T10:46:17.384-04:002011-09-02T10:46:17.384-04:00No, I tried.No, I tried.Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-25242264846468153982011-09-02T10:45:28.143-04:002011-09-02T10:45:28.143-04:00Best illustration I've ever seen, except I wis...Best illustration I've ever seen, except I wish it were two different illustrations.<br /><br />The median point is so important that the legendary Edward Tufte, of "visualizing quantitative information" fame, has a page on his site dedicated to Stephen Jay Gould's short-but-epic <a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/gould" rel="nofollow">The Median Isn't The Message</a>. Mandatory reading for anyone trying to cope with rough news (or trying to evaluate statistics for ANY reason, actually).<br /><br />The screen grab of the excerpt is still too hard to read - are you able to copy & paste the text in?e-Patient Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381434866099596466noreply@blogger.com