can't mess with statistics

[marvenger]

China seems to have cottoned on to this idea that apparent complexity in data collection means data manipulation is impossible.

http://www.businessinsider.com/world...pulated-2010-3

[iyamwutiam]

Re: can't mess with statistics

From the article- find it interesting as the US appears to have over come this obstacle as well as other developed countries


Hence, any attempt to manipulate data—say, flattering the GDP number a little bit—requires concerted efforts of various government departments as well as private sector institutions