Sampling error, the unspoken issue behind small number changes in the news
Ben Goldacre, The Guardian, Saturday 20 August 2011 What do all these numbers mean? "'Worrying' jobless rise needs urgent action – Labour" was the BBC headline. They explained the problem in their own words: "The number of people out of work rose by 38,000 to 2.49 million in the three months to June, official figures [...]
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