Comments on: Bad Statistics: USA Today http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Savannah http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/comment-page-1/#comment-728001 Savannah Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:42:52 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/#comment-728001 Solid input, Frank! Solid input, Frank!

]]> By: naython http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/comment-page-1/#comment-719366 naython Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:10:44 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/#comment-719366 are you from appalachian state university by any chance? :) are you from appalachian state university by any chance? :)

]]> By: jackie http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/comment-page-1/#comment-719125 jackie Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:09:12 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/#comment-719125 wow, read this article while looking to find examples of bad statistics for extra credit for class, read this, went straight to usa, first article i clicked on, found this gem: "The number of families below the poverty line rose 18%, from 7.3 million in 2006 to 8.6 million in 2010. The poverty line last year was a household income of $22,314 or less for a family of four." wow, read this article while looking to find examples of bad statistics for extra credit for class, read this, went straight to usa, first article i clicked on, found this gem:

“The number of families below the poverty line rose 18%, from 7.3 million in 2006 to 8.6 million in 2010. The poverty line last year was a household income of $22,314 or less for a family of four.”

]]> By: Frank Upton http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/comment-page-1/#comment-271392 Frank Upton Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:46:27 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/03/16/bad-statistics-usa-today/#comment-271392 "....the percentage of people ages 18 to 34 who live at home with their family increased 48%, from 12.5 million to 18.6 million" But neither 12.5 million or 18.6 million is a percentage. “….the percentage of people ages 18 to 34 who live at home with their family increased 48%, from 12.5 million to 18.6 million”

But neither 12.5 million or 18.6 million is a percentage.

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