"Amelious N. Whyte Jr." wrote: > Regarding the net increase of 52 housing units, one of > the first books I read in college was called "How to > Lie with Statistics". I do not remember the author, > but it is about 150 pages or less and helps you > realize that stats are not always what they seem. > The recent question about the number of housing units > reminded me how true this is.
Pointing out that one can lie (with or without statistics) is not the same as proving that a statement is a lie. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
