Thursday, August 17, 2017

How To (Spot A) Lie With Economic Statistics

Many claims about economic inequality, fair wages, and the advisability of government spending and policy decisions are based on misused economic statistics. Just because somebody quotes a statistic to back up their argument does not mean what they are claiming is true. Learn to spot the lies.

from Forbes Real Time http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2017/08/17/how-to-spot-a-lie-with-economic-statistics/
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