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Statistics can be very helpful in providing a powerful interpretation of reality but also can be used to distort our understanding. Discuss some of the ways in which statistics can be used or misused in different Areas of Knowledge to assist and m...

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September 20, 2015

 

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But I would not be able to do that unless I supported myself with shocking statistics, whether or not they are true wouldn't really matter to me. Statistics is a branch often related to uncertainty, or logical incoherence. It does not necessarily reflect truth. The results can be manipulated to support the researcher's idea, therefore be biased...
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It does not necessarily reflect truth. The results can be manipulated to support the researcher's idea, therefore be biased. For any idea to be classified as a "knowledge" it has to be a justified true belief. Belief is in our hands. We might believe that 70.8% of the world's surface is made of water, especially since it is acquired from the CIA factbook, a reliable source...
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