LETTER: Statistics being used as the story sees fit

Sunraysia Daily

In 1906, the renowned American author, Mark Twain coined the phrase: “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics.”This phrase came to mind yesterday when reading the Sunraysia Daily (April 30) headline “Victorian Government survey: 90% want Mildura Base Hospital back in public hands”.As I did not contribute to this survey it took my […]

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