Not suprisingly, bad statistics can be found in almost any daily issue of USA Today, one publisher’s attempt at a newspaper for the masses (which I often read while travelling, since it is free… you get what you pay for, I suppose). In a story …
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“….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.
Solid input, Frank!
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.”
are you from appalachian state university by any chance?