Trust No Statistic? Why Context Matters More Than Numbers

“Don’t trust any statistic you didn’t fake / manipulate yourself.” I guess most of us have heard statements like that. And it annoys me more and more. It’s often used just asa joke when it’s obvious that a statistics isn’t too easy to interpret – but I see this phrase more and more being used deliberately to produce fake news and to manipulate.

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