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(This article was first published on <strong><a href="http://smarterpoland.pl/index.php/2016/12/how-to-weigh-a-dog-with-a-ruler-looking-for-translators/"> SmarterPoland.pl » English</a></strong>, and kindly contributed to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.r-bloggers.com/">R-bloggers)</a> </div>
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<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://smarterpoland.pl/index.php/2016/12/stattuba-w-twojej-szkole-lub-szkole-twoich-dzieci/">We</a> are working on a series of comic books that introduce statistical thinking and could be used as activity booklets in primary schools. Stories are built around adventures of siblings: <strong>Beta</strong> (skilled mathematician) and <strong>Bit</strong> (data hacker).</p>
<p>What is the connection between these comic books and R? All plots are created with <code>ggplot2</code>.</p>
<p>The first story (How to weigh a dog with a ruler?) is translated to English, Polish and Czech. If you would like to help us to translate this story to your native language, just write to me (przemyslaw.biecek at gmail) or create <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/BetaAndBit/ComicBooks/blob/master/README.md">an issue on GitHub</a>. It’s just 8 pages long, translations are available on Creative Commons BY-ND licence.</p>
<p>Click images below to get the comic book:<br>
<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/BetaAndBit/ComicBooks/blob/master/en/HeavyDog/HeavyDog.pdf">In English<br><img alt="bb_en" class="wp-image-7633" src="https://i2.wp.com/smarterpoland.pl/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bb_en-300x184.png?resize=300%2C184" data-recalc-dims="1"></a><br>
<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/BetaAndBit/ComicBooks/blob/master/pl/JakZwazycPsa/JakZwazycPsa.pdf">In Polish<br><img alt="bb_pl" class="wp-image-7632" src="https://i1.wp.com/smarterpoland.pl/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bb_pl-300x184.png?resize=300%2C184" data-recalc-dims="1"></a><br>
<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/BetaAndBit/ComicBooks/blob/master/cz/komiksJakZwazycPsaCzK.pdf">In Czech<br><img alt="bb_cz" class="wp-image-7631" src="https://i0.wp.com/smarterpoland.pl/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bb_cz-300x183.png?resize=300%2C183" data-recalc-dims="1"></a></p>
<p>The main point of the first story is to find the relation between Height and Weight of different animals and then assess the weight of dinosaur T-Rex based only on the length of its skeleton. A method called <em>Regression by Eye</em>.</p>
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