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... Statistics can be very helpful in providing a powerful interpretation of reality but can also be used to distort our understanding. Discuss some of the ways in which statistics can be used or misused in different areas of knowledge to assist and mislead us, and how can we determine whether to accept the statistical evidence that is presented to us. These days statistics are used everywhere. Whether it is in politics, economics, sciences or as pure mathematical discipline, much data is presented in the form of statistics. Statistics can offer a great and precise tool to interpret reality, but they are also easy to manipulate and push into certain outcomes. As already Winston churchill said "the only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself". Although it is not possible to falsify statistics in the pure mathematical form, where statistics can only be wrong calculated or based on wrong data,
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