----- Forwarded message from Bob Wheeler -----
There seems to be a lot of this sort of junk
statistics in the popular press recently. The
problem is, I think, that it gets picked up as
justification for legislation or legal action. I
doubt if there is much than can be done about it
though.
It might be interesting to ask students to
critique it, or is that asking too much.
----- End of forwarded message from Bob Wheeler -----
There is a summary of stats. in the news covering 1992-present at
www.dartmouth.edu/~chance. Look for the Chance News archives.
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