Accomplishments for the year: 10 more 60 mile weeks than I’ve run in my entire life. My first 70 mile week, and 5 more 70+ mile weeks. My first 80 mile week. My first 2000+ mile year. My first 300+ mile month. Two 5k PRs under 21 minutes. Sub 4 hour marathons in two new […]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
College grads make a million dollars more in their lifetime? Statistics and false correlation.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc – “false cause” fallacy. This topic has been written about fairly recently: (See Forbes: The College Hoax). However, it has really started to irk me because of the 268collegenow.bs commercials on cable TV quoting this erroneous statistic. Some cause for concern: The number is not a comparison of lifetime earnings […]