We are constantly manipulated by statistics, some from the government, some from vendors, often from those we trust. However, sometimes those parties are not worthy of that trust. Sometimes they are being manipulated themselves and so the figures they present can be dangerously misleading. Given how often we are manipulated by statistics it would seem that, for our own defense, the education system should have stepped up and given us more of the basics on how to interpret them.
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OSDL Sacrifices Credibility to Make a Point
Posted by: Rob Enderle February 20, 2006 05:00 AMWe are constantly manipulated by statistics, some from the government, some from vendors, often from those we trust. However, sometimes those parties are not worthy of that trust. Sometimes they are being manipulated themselves and so the figures they present can be dangerously misleading. Given how often we are manipulated by statistics it would seem that, for our own defense, the education system should have stepped up and given us more of the basics on how to interpret them.