Give reasons for distrust in Statistics.
4 years ago
Business Statistics
By distrust of statistics we mean lack of confidence in statistical statements and statistical methods. It is often commented by people
“Statistics can prove anything.”
“There are three type of lies – lies, damned lies and statistics – wicked in the order of their naming.”
The main reasons for such views are -
- Figures are convincing, and therefore people are easily led to believe
- Ignorance of limitation of
- Lack of test of
- Contradiction of data from actual
- Lack of specific ability to arrive at correct and appropriate
- Can easily be
Surya Bikram Bhandari
Nov 12, 2021