A must read: The (Ongoing) Vitality of Mythical Numbers

[Tom Johnson]

Apologies for the cross-posting, but....

The (Ongoing) Vitality of Mythical Numbers
<http://www.slate.com/id/2144508/ >
This article serves as a valuable reminder that we should view
all statistics, no matter how frequently they are used in
public arguments, with skepticism until we know who produced
them and how they were derived.

From:
Neat New Stuff I Found This Week
<http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html>
Copyright, Marylaine Block, 1999-2006.

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