Manipulating People’s Emotions With Numbers, Data And Statistics
Posted on18 Nov 2019
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Numbers trigger people’s need to feel secure. They convey knowledge. The more people know the more secure they feel. Thus, manipulating people’s... Read More
Attack Statistics, Solve Problems
Posted on15 Aug 2013
Tagsarbitrariness, assumptions, definitions, intangibles, measure, numbers, perspective, problem solving, questioning techniques, statistics, tangibles, The Economist, Glass-Sand-Water Analogy
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If you don’t like the rules, change them. The article, “Boundary Problems” [The Economist, August 3, 2013 edition], reports that the United... Read More
Cruise Ship Analogy: Quantification as an Illness
Posted on09 Aug 2012
Tagsanalogy, quantnik, quantify, numbers, intuition, decisions, decision-making process, Cruise Ship Analogy, attraction, assumptions
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Imagine preparing to board a cruise ship, and a Quantnik stops you. He asks, “What is your suitcase’s volume?” You are puzzled... Read More
Vanity Sizing in Fashion, A Lesson In Statistical Abuse
Posted on10 May 2012
TagsChallenge, defintions, fashion, glass, ignorance, numbers, perception, problem solving, statistics, The Economist, vanity sizing
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How we position things greatly influences the outcome. In the April 7, 2012 edition of The Economist the article, “Dressing Up,” uncovers... Read More
The Seduction of Rankings
Posted on02 Jan 2012
Tagscomplexity, Google, Greek mythology, knowledge, numbers, quantify, rankings, sirens, statistics, unique, unknown
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Even though rankings are extremely subjective, they seduce us as strongly as the sirens did sailors in Greek mythology. Consequently, we often... Read More
Arbitrariness: The Cornerstone of Conditions
Posted on23 Sep 2010
Tagsknowledge, decisions, democracy, emotions, evalute, first, house, Influence, intuition, conditionality, numbers, Personality, perspective, problem solving, question, second, subjective, third, absolute, arbitrariness, assumptions, build
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Arbitrariness & First, Second, Third Arbitrariness is vital to intuitive problem solving because it’s related to subjectivity which is related to personality... Read More
Challenging Assumptions Behind 1+1=2 As Case Study
Posted on26 Aug 2010
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Challenging assumptions behind 1+1=2 makes for a great case study. For instance, we know that looking at the same thing from other... Read More
