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Rules of Thinking, The
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Rules of Thinking, The

by Richard Templar
September 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
240 pages
4h 15m
English
Pearson Business
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RULE 93

Don’t trust statistics

Eighty-seven per cent of statistics are made up on the spot – a fact I often quote. Although sometimes I say it’s 56 per cent.

You can’t really understand statistics until you understand the ways in which people can manipulate them in order to get you to agree with their way of thinking. Stats are a very appealing way to back up an argument because they look deceptively like facts. It is perfectly possible to represent actual real facts in statistical form, but you should never assume that’s what you’re seeing until you’ve checked them out thoroughly. You’re a serious critical thinker and you’re not going to let anyone take you for a ride.

For a start, always check where the information has come from and who ...

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ISBN: 9781292263823