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I Hate Statistics: How Many Doctors I See When Eating an Apple a Day

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Pitt chapter.

Last week I ate an apple every day and kept track of how many doctors I interacted with. Since statistics is stupid and math kids are smelly, here is my theorem surrounding how โ€œan apple a day keeps the doctor away.โ€ It is proven!

Monday

One apple for breakfast. Mondays are my longest days with work and classes. I saw two doctors at my work, both of whom asked me a question. Apples: 1 โ€“ Doctors: 2.

Tuesday

Another apple for breakfast. On Tuesday, I expected to see four doctors in my classes. But for the scope of this experiment, a PhD in neuroscience will not fall into the category set forth as medical doctors. Apples: 1 โ€“ Doctors: 0.

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Wednesday

Apple again for breakfast, did I really have to say it. Nothing out of the ordinary. Apples: 1 โ€“ Doctors: 0

Thursday

Two apples today. Wow I love apples so much. Their magical powers are kryptonite towards doctors. Apples: 2 โ€“ Doctors: 0.

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Friday

The last day of my experiment. Of course this experiment had an approximately normal distribution, mean, standard deviation, Z-score and any other stats term those smelly scholars invented. Therefore the data is not skewed and perfectly normal. Apples: 1 โ€“ Doctors: 0

There you have it, statistical proof that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. There is evidence that the faster you consume apples, the faster medical doctors will leave you alone. The more apples, the better: overall proof yields a total of six apples and two doctors. As soon as you consume apples, doctors will leave you alone. This is proven in statistics! Now letโ€™s talk about that medicine for the ghosts in your blood.

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