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Originally Posted by Pugchief
Huh? Okay, so we are doing a study on US crime. Up or down? Well, it would make us look bad if we told the truth, so let's use data that excludes major crime centers. Voila! Crime is down! We weren't trying to mislead you! Same with the fake jobs report that keeps getting revised down by several hundred thousand every single time. No misleading, just made an honest mistake!
So tell me, did we only need data from zip codes 32159, 32162 and 32163 to prove crime is down? I mean, that's several data points.
Sorry, your argument is not convincing.
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It is said that, "the TREND is your FRIEND". Whether one data point about jobs is revised up or down is REALLY NOT important. What IS important is the TREND. The same is true when discussing US CRIME.The SAME FEW cities that do not report each time will NOT affect the TREND. Just look at a graph of the total US crime over TIME and see if the US is succeeding or failing to protect its citizens. I believe that crime per capita is FALLING today.