misuse of statistics
erroneous use of statistical argument when the statistical reason involved is false or misapplied
misleading graph
graph that misrepresents data
testing hypotheses suggested by the data
when statistical hypotheses are tested with the same dataset that suggested them, they are likely to be accepted, even though not necessarily true due to circular reasoning
HARKing
acronym for "Hypothesizing after the results are known"
circular analysis
error in statistical analysis
anecdotal evidence
evidence collected in a casual or informal manner and relying heavily or entirely on personal testimony
ecological fallacy
logical fallacy
prosecutor's fallacy
fallacy of statistical reasoning, typically used by the prosecution to argue for the guilt of a defendant during a criminal trial
misuse of p-values
using the p-value as a “score” is committing an egregious logical error: the transposed conditional fallacy
forking paths problem
fallacy in statistical hypothesis testing
cherry picking
fallacy of incomplete evidence
data dredging
use of data mining to uncover patterns in data that can be presented as statistically significant