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Autor/in | Scanlan, James P. |
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Titel | The Perils of Provocative Statistics. |
Quelle | In: Public Interest, (1991) 102, S.3-14 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0033-3557 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Blacks; College Athletics; Data Interpretation; Employment; Income; Infant Mortality; Poverty; Racial Discrimination; Statistics; Whites |
Abstract | Demonstrates that conclusions drawn from statistics concerning racial disparities in income, infant mortality, sports participation, and other areas may be partly or wholly wrong, because disparities generally increase as conditions improve. Observes that flawed uses of statistics abound; points out some common errors in interpretation. (DM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |