The practice of looking at data and drawing whatever conclusion you want from it, similar to astrology
"Hey, did you know that according to this study intelligent people tend to be more depressed?"
"That's just statstrology."
"That's just statstrology."
by 93678983453gh May 18, 2023
Statstrology was originally coined by Greg Guevara in 2023. It is implicitly derived from the word "Astrology". It is used in reference to when a person interprets data and extracts dubious meaning from it, usually without solid/unironic basis or understanding of it (and/or the data itself is dubious). Essentially, looking at data and seeing what you want to see.
"Look, this guy just came to the conclusion that 85% of goats love carrot cake whilst observing the strong correlation between sea levels and how much money I have in my bank account. He must be really into Statstrology"
by Southh May 19, 2023