And are there any good websites to describe it better than wikipedia does?
2007-01-09 13:36:56 · 4 answers · asked by mercury21813 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Bias statistics is a form of spin placed on factual numbers. How this is done you only report the stats you want the public to hear. An example of this is when you stand on one side of an argument and you report only the stats that support your position. Some people can manage to this unwittingly.
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2007-01-09 13:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by Scott S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bias, anything that skews the outcome / interpretation of sample data. Many things qualify...
Do you prefer egg roll or barbecue spare ribs?
The answers received in San Francisco and Memphis will probably differ.
2007-01-09 21:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wikipedia is not reliable resource for anything
2007-01-09 21:43:04 · answer #3 · answered by np200012 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I give you an example
Im at the front of McDonalds, and my survey is "Which fast food resturaunt is your favourite?"
Does that help?
2007-01-09 21:40:35 · answer #4 · answered by ►黄人◄ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋