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Author Topic:   Fox news = false news
ringo
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Message 245 of 313 (723485)
04-02-2014 12:46 PM
Reply to: Message 240 by Dr Adequate
04-01-2014 2:28 PM


Reminded me of a book I read years ago, How to Lie with Statistics:
quote:
" It also shows how statistical graphs can be used to distort reality, for example by truncating the bottom of a line or bar chart, so that differences seem larger than they are...."

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ringo
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Message 256 of 313 (723526)
04-03-2014 12:24 PM
Reply to: Message 255 by Dr Adequate
04-03-2014 12:15 PM


Re: Add a little wine ...
Dr Adequate writes:
Whenever this President gets in trouble, he hides behind data.
in his Fortress of Amplitude.

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