Cool site and all, but you have to wonder how accurate the data is. I mean, StateMaster uses Wikipedia as it's source on some of these results. Wikipedia? C'mon.
On one graph I saw that the "National Coalition Against the Death Penalty" was the source. So you can imagine which way the graph leaned.
Statistics can be manipulated any way you want to show almost outcome you desire. That's why it's even more imperative in this instant-access world to not just believe every little stat that is presented to you on the Internet.
Carl M
· 1 year ago
Jonathan is right. It's a pretty well-known fact among those who study this stuff that 74 percent of statistics found on the internet are simply made up.
jr
· 1 year ago
Ehhh...no. I have never once tried to force my religion on someone.
Teaching English in Taiwan
· 1 month ago
Interesting post. I have stumbled this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.
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There's also NationMaster which is pretty cool as well, http://www.nationmaster.com</p>
Cool site and all, but you have to wonder how accurate the data is. I mean, StateMaster uses Wikipedia as it's source on some of these results. Wikipedia? C'mon.
On one graph I saw that the "National Coalition Against the Death Penalty" was the source. So you can imagine which way the graph leaned.
Statistics can be manipulated any way you want to show almost outcome you desire. That's why it's even more imperative in this instant-access world to not just believe every little stat that is presented to you on the Internet.
Jonathan is right. It's a pretty well-known fact among those who study this stuff that 74 percent of statistics found on the internet are simply made up.
Ehhh...no. I have never once tried to force my religion on someone.