Chris Grayling use of crime statistics 'mislead' public

Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling has been accused of misleading the public in his use of crime statistics.The Tories have said data shows a big rise in violent crime during Labour's time in government - but the way the figures were compiled changed in 2002. Now the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority has told Mr Grayling his statements are "likely to damage public trust in official statistics". But Mr Grayling said the Tories would continue to argue that crime had risen. Home Secretary...

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Statistics Can Be Misleading

A very interested information about stats, here is: Author:  Lori Alden Audience:  High school and college economics students Summary:   With this series of 12 puzzles, you can help your students become more discriminating consumers of economic statistics.    Procedure:  Each of the following problems shows one or more misleading statistics.  See if your students can figure out why they're misleading....

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About Crime Statistics

By Kirk Brown, eHow Contributor When crimes such as burglaries, robberies or homicides are reported, this information goes into statistical databases that are utilized for a number of purposes. Crime statistics are often used to measure the safety of a specific area such as a neighborhood, city, state or nation. Crime statistics also help law enforcement officials set planning and budgeting priorities. In addition, lawmakers rely on these figures in setting sentencing guidelines and devising programs to aid crime victims. Function In order...

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Is GDP An Obsolete Measure of Progress?

Seperti judulnya, pertanyaan inilah yang akan dijawab dalam artikel ini. Ada ukuran lain, selain GDP (PDB) atau usia harapan hidup, yang lebih dapat mendeskripsikan ukuran kemakmuran suatu negara, yaitu Happy Planet Index (HPI) atau mungkin kita lebih familiar dengan istilah Indeks Kebahagiaan. HPI mengkombinasikan metrik ekonomi dengan ukuran-ukuran lain yang bersifat subjektif, seperti kepuasan hidup. Pada tahun 2007 perusahaan riset Frontier telah melakukan metode riset ini. Metode ini sangat...

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