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How to Lie With Statistics Chapter 1 By: Johnequeva Brice
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How to Lie With StatisticsChapter 1
By: Johnequeva Brice
THE SAMPLE WITH THE BUILT IN BIAS
People often over or underestimate the truth.
It is almost impossible to get EVERYONES vote or opinion on something. Statistics comes from a sample of a whole.
There is bias and every sample . People will always lie. It’s natural!
REASONS PEOPLE LIE
People may not be knowledgeable about the topic but give a response anyway.
Personal bias from preferences or past experiences.
Personal bias from what people support (career based, religion, etc)