Question

The world is full of misleading messages. Many of them are comming from the fact that people do not know how to interpret data. Find an example of a misleading use of statistics in a newspaper, magazine, corporate annual report, or other source. Then explain why your example is misleading.

Answer 1

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Here' an example of how question asked in the survey introduce inherent bias:

How questions are phrased can have a huge impact on the way an audience answers them.

Specific wording patterns can have a very persuasive effect and can induce respondents into answering in a certain predictable manner.

For example, on a poll seeking tax opinions, let’s look at the two potential questions:

– Do you believe that you should be taxed so other citizens don’t have to work?
– Do you think that the government should help those people who cannot find work?

The answer to the question would be "No' and "No" if you have sent this question to ones who work or are employed, thereby leading to bias. Therefore, in this case statistics can be totally misleading

More appropriate would be :

“Do you support government’s assistance programs for unemployment?”

“What is your point of view regarding unemployment assistance?”