The perils of provocative statistics.

Since many people are poorly grounded in rudimentary mathematics, the conventional interpretations of the statistics that bear on issues such as poverty, racial discrimination, and comparisons of black and white infant mortality rates are often wrong. It is important to keep in mind that when a con...

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Publicado en:Public Interest no. 102; pp. 3 - 15
Autor principal: Scanlan, James P.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Public Interest Winter 1991
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