Statistics: When Numbers Lie

Mark Twain once said, There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Another quote by Steven Wright says like this, 47.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot. And there is a detail account of how to lie with statistics. We all love numbers. Any talk with references to numbers [...]

Chances for Slumdog Millionaire to win Oscar

Let me not get into the bitter fight of what does slumdog millionaire portraits India to the world. Personally, I think it could have been better. But looking at the brighter side of it. Slumdog millionaire got nominated for ten oscars. It has created lot of curiosity and animosity.  As the Oscar day nears, I [...]

The de Finetti Game

An interesting game to find the subjective probability of an event. It’s rationale. And some modifications based from it.