Posted on 12/05/08
Poor choices in education can make you a statistic
'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics."Many attribute this quote to British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in 1894, but its origin is now widely disputed, which seems fittingly ironic. Likewise, the recent Statistics Canada report, Earnings and Incomes of Canadians over the Past Quarter-Century, has led to varying interpretations of the data. One of the most strident appeared recently in a newspaper with a headline screaming: "Rich get richer, poor get poorer."
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