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Damned Lies and Statistics (view source)
Revision as of 21:51, October 20, 2007
, 21:51, October 20, 2007Many social statistics get mutated and twisted to partisan advantage when reported by journalists to a non-math-savvy public; see innumeracy.
In '''''Damned Lies and Statistics''''', author [[Joel Best]] asks:
*Does the number of children gunned down double each year?
*Does [[anorexia]] kill 150,000 young women annually?
Many social statistics get mutated and twisted to partisan advantage when reported by journalists to a non-math-savvy public; see [[innumeracy]].
*Does the number of children gunned down double each year?
*Does [[anorexia]] kill 150,000 young women annually?
Many social statistics get mutated and twisted to partisan advantage when reported by journalists to a non-math-savvy public; see [[innumeracy]].