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Pirates cause global warming!

Attribution: Wellington Grey

NOT!

In a world overrun by meaningless statistics, I found this. It made me laugh. But then I also thought it was a little scary. Obviously the creator of this chart is being tongue in cheek over statistics run amok - there is no relationship (certainly not cause) between the number of pirates and global temperature. But just by showing such a thing, people can get the wrong idea fast. Like any other tool, used responsibly, statistics can be a great help. Used irresponsibly, statistics can cause great harm. Next time you see data, remember to be skeptical until the the source is validated!

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5 Comments

• On 09.14.07 grey wrote these pithy words:

  Thank you for linking to my site.

  -Grey

• On 09.14.07 mike wrote these pithy words:

  Grey,

  Thank you for the funny chart!

  Cheers,
  Mike

• On 10.30.07 Piracy to stem Climate Change | Musings from the Coast wrote these pithy words:

  [...] Wellington Grey In an earlier entry the chart above was offered as conclusive evidence that lack of pirates is causing global warming. [...]

• On 11.12.07 Become a pirate, save the planet | Musings from the Coast wrote these pithy words:

  [...] prior entries we showed the relationship between the population of pirates and global warming, see this one and that one. Finally, a motivational poster that summarizes the situation succinctly [...]

• On 11.24.08 Neil Lees wrote these pithy words:

  So it’s true. This year we’ve seen a drastic drop in global temperatures and a massive increase in piracy [of the high seas]. I’m starting a group called piracy advocacy NOW!!! Save the PLANET!!!

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