Date: 21/03/2015 16:47:39
From: dv
ID: 696011
Subject: smoking prevalence statistics

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/latin-america-is-quitting-smoking-and-africa-is-taking-it-up/

The prevalence of smoking in Australia has declined by 41.6% in the last 15 years.

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Date: 21/03/2015 16:59:40
From: Bubblecar
ID: 696017
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

dv said:


http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/latin-america-is-quitting-smoking-and-africa-is-taking-it-up/

The prevalence of smoking in Australia has declined by 41.6% in the last 15 years.

Well done.

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Date: 21/03/2015 17:53:19
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 696028
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

bah Humbug

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Date: 21/03/2015 17:59:03
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 696032
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Cancer sticks are great, get your death stick now and live long and prosper.

:)

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Date: 21/03/2015 18:01:05
From: Bubblecar
ID: 696033
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Skeptic Pete said:


bah Humbug

I thought you’d successfully quit?

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Date: 21/03/2015 20:46:49
From: Ian
ID: 696079
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

You can prove anything with statistics.

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Date: 21/03/2015 20:54:47
From: ChrispenEvan
ID: 696081
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

that’s why the methodology is important and accepted as correct.

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Date: 21/03/2015 20:57:50
From: Ian
ID: 696082
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Ian said:


“You can prove anything with statistics.”

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Date: 21/03/2015 21:00:34
From: bob(from black rock)
ID: 696084
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Ian said:


You can prove anything with statistics.

I think it can be very difficult to “Prove” something by statistics, but it is very easy to convince/confuse people by the mis-use of statistics

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Date: 21/03/2015 21:08:08
From: Ian
ID: 696085
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Probly should have said:

Hacker: The statistics are irrefutable…

Humphrey: Statistics? You can prove anything with statistics.

Hacker: Even the truth.

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Date: 21/03/2015 21:10:44
From: bob(from black rock)
ID: 696086
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Ian said:


Probly should have said:

Hacker: The statistics are irrefutable…

Humphrey: Statistics? You can prove anything with statistics.

Hacker: Even the truth.

Very sneaky but 100% correct

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Date: 21/03/2015 21:13:38
From: bob(from black rock)
ID: 696089
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Ian said:


Probly should have said:

Hacker: The statistics are irrefutable…

Humphrey: Statistics? You can prove anything with statistics.

Hacker: Even the truth.

That was a brilliant TV series hope they re-run it sometime.

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Date: 21/03/2015 21:39:29
From: Skeptic Pete
ID: 696092
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

Bubblecar said:


Skeptic Pete said:

bah Humbug

I thought you’d successfully quit?

I’ve successfully quit smoking dozens of times.

I’m a fucking expert at it.

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Date: 23/03/2015 10:58:44
From: pesce.del.giorno
ID: 696627
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

dv said:


http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/latin-america-is-quitting-smoking-and-africa-is-taking-it-up/

The prevalence of smoking in Australia has declined by 41.6% in the last 15 years.

i.e. fewer people are admitting to being smokers than 15 years ago.

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Date: 23/03/2015 11:13:42
From: Arts
ID: 696632
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

pesce.del.giorno said:


dv said:

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/latin-america-is-quitting-smoking-and-africa-is-taking-it-up/

The prevalence of smoking in Australia has declined by 41.6% in the last 15 years.

i.e. fewer people are admitting to being smokers than 15 years ago.

or more people are using vapes etc in the belief that it’s ok.

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Date: 23/03/2015 11:32:08
From: Cymek
ID: 696651
Subject: re: smoking prevalence statistics

I’ve noticed by observation not statistics that it seems a lot of middle aged to elderly people are the ones still smoking, perhaps with it such an engrained habit its harder for them to stop, they’ve probably smoked a good percentage of their lives.

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