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Fortunately, the authors of this particular paper provide both views of the data so that we can see how misleading it can be to plot the means of binned data. But authors are not always so transparent. Sometimes only the binned means will appear in a scientific paper or a news story about research results. Be on the lookout, lest you be duped into thinking that a trend is much stronger than it actually is.
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
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