Mark Johnson

March 11, 2023

Take a deeper look at that data

I was reading Little Ways the World Works by Morgan Housel at The Collaborative Fund and came across this neat example of four sets of numbers with the same average, variance, and correlation, that couldn’t look more different when they’re graphed.

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Sometimes the summary isn’t enough, you have to look at the data yourself.

About Mark Johnson

Hey, I'm Mark, and I'm passionate about sport and personal finance. If you'd like to read more of my writing, check out financewithmark.com.