Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Joel Best’s main point in Damned Lies and Statistics is that we need to assume that every statistic we read is false because statistics are so manipulated.
2. The article Damned Lies and Statistics shows the statistic “between 1950 and 1994, the number of children gunned down has doubled,” to be a good statistic.
3. A “mutant” statistic is a statistic that someone has distorted from its original figure.
1. False
2. False
3. True
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. democracy b. homogamy c. polyandry d. polygamy e. monogamy
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What will be an ideal response?