September 22, 2008
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
Last month the BBC website had a series of articles about the problems with the sorts of numbers and statistics oft bandied about by people and the media. They're well worth a read, even if it just means you'll never trust a number in a news report again...
- What the survey didn't say...
- The myth of counting
- Putting percentages in context
- Just what is average?
Tags: statistics bbc
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