Archie Goodwin, before stating one of the second kind, chapter 9: There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Statistics fall into two categories: verified facts and fabricated claims.
- In plain terms
- Some stats are real and some are made up.
- What can you take from it?
- Verify data before trusting it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you verify stats?
- Where do you doubt data?
Another view
Oversimplifies that all 'looked up' stats are accurate.
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