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Statistically speaking, you won't believe this
The Scotsman ^
| 23 Sep 2005
| ALASTAIR JAMIESON
Posted on 09/27/2005 10:11:47 PM PDT by JRios1968
ONE in three people does not believe official statistics according to a survey ... by the Office for National Statistics.
Only four in ten trust government figures - suggesting that spin doctors have created a climate of public distrust about official statistics, even when the data is accurate.
Just 17 per cent think government figures such as hospital waiting lists and reported crimes are produced without any political interference and only 14 per cent feel such figures are used honestly. But the report itself highlighted a common pitfall of statistical analysis: one third of those surveyed said they "didn't know" enough about the subject to express an opinion.
(Excerpt) Read more at thescotsman.scotsman.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Unclassified; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: damnlies; lies; noway; statistics; stats
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:11:48 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
To: JRios1968
To: JRios1968
92.8% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:14:37 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(|\/|4R71|\|_P|-|13RR0)
To: JRios1968
ONE in three people does not believe official statistics according to a survey ... by the Office for National Statistics. I think this survey was cooked.
To: JRios1968
I have a T shirt that says, "7 out of 5 people are math illiterate"...
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:17:21 PM PDT
by
DB
(©)
To: JRios1968
spin doctors have created a climate of public distrust about official statistics Actually, it was the Kennedy assasination, MLK, the Kennedy assasination, the Apollo hoax, Watergate and Clinton that have caused mistrust in the American public.
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:19:00 PM PDT
by
Nitro
To: DB
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:19:33 PM PDT
by
Nitro
To: DB
There are three types of people in this world:
- those who are good with numbers,
- those who aren't.
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:19:42 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 types of people in the world: those who are good with numbers and those who aren't.)
To: martin_fierro
92.8% of all statistics are made up on the spot. I resent that remark, seeing how I work for the United States Census Bureau...
I only slant those surveyed views by 50%.
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:20:22 PM PDT
by
Y0K
(IRS@BeGone.com)
To: martin_fierro
And the other 7.2% are made up after giving it a little thought.
10
posted on
09/27/2005 10:22:49 PM PDT
by
metesky
(This land was your land, this land is MY land; I bought the rights from a town selectman!)
To: martin_fierro
The others are made up just ex post facto : )
11
posted on
09/27/2005 10:23:50 PM PDT
by
calrighty
(`Nobody)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:24:28 PM PDT
by
calrighty
(`Nobody)
To: JRios1968
There are 10 types of people
The ones who understand bianary, and the ones who dont.
13
posted on
09/27/2005 10:24:50 PM PDT
by
Meef
To: Meef
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:25:48 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 types of people in the world: those who are good with numbers and those who aren't.)
To: martin_fierro
I've heard that if you sneeze, fart, and burp at the same time you will die....
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:26:11 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(thotline.com)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:29:17 PM PDT
by
Ryan Spock
(Nashville, TN)
To: Loud Mime
I've heard that if you sneeze, fart, and burp at the same time you will die.... imagine if you add pop-rocks to that equation!
17
posted on
09/27/2005 10:29:56 PM PDT
by
ottersnot
(Kill a commie for your mommie....Johnnie Ramone. American Rocker and patriot)
To: JRios1968
Now, where's Rather with that damned memo!?
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:30:40 PM PDT
by
Waco
To: Loud Mime
I have had the sneeze and fart thing happen a few times...
it produces an exquisite pain.
19
posted on
09/27/2005 10:31:46 PM PDT
by
Nitro
To: JRios1968
If I understand the article correctly, if you ask 100 people whether they believe official statistics, it will break out like this:
25 - Not sure
25 - No
50 - Yes
So, only half of the people believe the statistics. This kind of reporting is why we lose faith in "official" statistics.
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posted on
09/27/2005 10:44:41 PM PDT
by
Rocky
(Air America: Robbing the poor to feed the Left)
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