A Landscape of Statistical Analyses

SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY

By JAN HANSPACH

Some time ago I applied for a job on quantitative methods and statistics, which at the time was something that I quite enjoyed and also thought I was good at. Well, I didn’t get the job, but I still have a picture that I drew for the interview. I only recently came across it again and since I think it’s quite nice, I’d now like to share it with a wider audience.

A landscape of statistical analyses, which, in a different life, I would have used as a visual guide for running statistics lectures.

The idea is that I imagined data analysis to be a landscape/seascape, which one can wander and explore. The ultimate aim would be, of course, to reach Mount Truth, which unfortunately is always in clouds and very difficult to climb. On the way to it many dangers are lurking: one can get stuck…

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