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The Curious Case Of The Statistician And His Balls

By Boquisucio on December 7, 2010 | | Comments (3)
And who said that watching a statistician playing with his balls wasn't enthralling?



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By Cortillaen on December 7, 2010 11:14 AM
To me, the kicker, though it got far less attention than the "the poor-wealthy gap is widening!!!1!" line, is the huge change in the lowest countries' condition from start to end.  On the health axis, the worst country in 2009 is still noticeably better than the best country in 1810.  Naturally, assistance from those countries in the upper-right can't have anything to do with that...
 
By RetRsvMike on December 7, 2010 6:48 PM
very Adam Smith-ish results if you look at it....

Capitalism:  the rising tide that floats all boats.
 
By JTW on December 8, 2010 11:09 AM
big fallacy as well. The "wealth axis" is not adjusted for inflation, thus skewing the result.
In reality, $40.000 today will not buy you much more than $400 did 200 years ago in Europe or north America, while in Africa it will probably buy you exponentially more.