Spurious accuracy seduces journalists time and time again
An insidious abuse of statistics is spurious accuracy.
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An insidious abuse of statistics is spurious accuracy.
Statistical abuse is not confined to government, advertisers, companies and advertisers. Lobbyists, including lobbyists in good causes, can do it too.
The rise of the British National Party has been attributed in part to claims that immigants are getting favourable access to social housing. The Equality and Human Rights Commission set out to investigate the claims, and concluded that they are a myth.