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Todd Snider - Statistician's Blues

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Music performance & songsSatire & parodyData science & statistics

What it is

A live 2007 performance of Todd Snider's song 'Statistician's Blues' at the Great American Music Hall. The song satirizes statistics and how readily people believe them.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is mostly cited as a joke or a wry reference in threads about dubious statistics.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
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What HN commenters said

  1. “eloquently embodied by the misfit troubadour and grunge philosopher Todd Snider in Statistician's Blues”

    Song satirizing statistics and how people believe them.

    seemaze, 2026-07 · Recommendation · in “42% of adults rely on their parents for financial support”

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Topics: todd snider, statistics, folk, satire, live music

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