STATISTICAL CORRUPTIONS AND DISTORTIONS
From time to time, statistics are calculated and flashed around without any thought about their level of accuracy. Sometimes, too, they are intentionally misused to support a particular viewpoint or action.
Some statistics, for example, are cited without knowing the individual biases that went into the development of the statistics or the institutional influences that may have heavily influenced the results. Some statistics about a narrow population are used to make inferences about a whole population. The assumption or intent is that a statistic can be generalized. Some statistics may have been calculated incorrectly, thereby providing inaccurate results.
The benefits of identifying the potential statistical ...
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