By Evan Miller May 19, 2013 Being able to apply statistics is like having a secret superpower. Where most people see averages, you see confidence intervals. When someone says “7 is greater than 5”, you declare that they’re really the same. In a cacophony of noise, you hear a cry for help. Unfortunately, not enough programmers have this superpower. That’s a shame, because the application of statistics can almost always enhance the display and interpretation of data.As my modest contribution to de...