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Statistics sketches

Explore sketches, drawings, and illustrations that simplify ideas related to Statistics.

Peeling away the intent and subtlety behind what seems a simple metric. Next to an onion.The metrics onionSneaky averages: A statistician sinking in the deep part of a pond by a sign saying the average depth is 3ftSneaky averagesCorrelation is not causation illustration: A chart of the correlation between storks nesting on roofs and children in a household is shown above a street of progressively larger family houses with more and more storks and someone wondering if the storks are bringing the babiesCorrelation is not causationSampling bias: a presenter proudly shows the conclusion of a bar chart of responses from people who were asked if they love responding to surveys. A resounding 'yes'.Sampling biasBeyond developing and developed world views: a world of 4 income levels from Sketchplanations, Factfulness and GapminderA world of 4 income levelsAccuracy and Precision illustration: 4 circular targets with red dots marking a series of strikes show the difference between accuracy and precision. Accuracy and precisionMeasures of central tendency: mean, median, modeCommon distributions: normal, skewed, pareto
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