Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks)

http://www.ted.com In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating "the optimum TEDTalk" based on user ratings. How do you rate it?

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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[RaustBD]

TED TALK HERO!

[OuroborosChoked]

I'm not sure why, but there's something about this video that I just like a whole lot.

[Ugandangirl]

Powerball

[Joao Rijo]

WAU, I like exactly the ones that are least liked and like less exactly the ones that are liked most.

[vanillatwilight830]

Ted Talk Hero!!!!!!!!!!!



[VanXIInX]

This TED talk is considered in TED Website funny, and have just 6:30 minutes. One more for statistics.

[MillyWeeble]

Ever wonder why TEDTalks are censored? TEDTalks Partners: Allianz American Express Delta Fidelity Investments Gucci IBM Kohl's Cares Lynda.com Prudential Rolex Samsung Siemens Sony Steelcase TOMS American Express Project HP Color Project Johnnie Walker Ideas Project Pfizer Health Project Shell Urbanization Project TOMS Giving Project Sponsoring TED

[Virtus Invicta]

That's a funny joke. I like it.

It's horribly, horribly wrong, and a terrible misunderstanding of what statistical analysis is.

But it is funny.

[Oskar Norbäck]

Statistics is the science demonstrating that if you have one foot in a pile of snow and the other in the oven, on average it feels quite good.