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Old 09-27-2024, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
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.
The trend is only a trend if comparable data points are used between time frames for measurement. See my post #97.