Is the above statement always true? Share your opinion....
Sounds very rude and disrespectful to researchers.
“There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.” ― Benjamin Disraeli
"Statistics is nothing, it's all about cheating "- Mohammad Mizanur Rahman
“99 percent of all statistics only tell 49 percent of the story.” ― Ron DeLegge II, Gents with No Cents
Sounds very rude and disrespectful to researchers.
Not at all. The main problem is not about statistics but the people whose claim they know statistics. There are some fake statistician whose actually has limited knowledge on statistics but declare they are really good in this thing.
Properly applied statistics in a complex problem is a glimpse of elegance.
This is the sort of statement that might get traction at a dinner party, but is unlikely to get far in a community of people who do research and actually care about integrity.
Statistics can be useful information - for example, defining service provision. However, statistics can be manipulated. Look at the use of statistics to sell and idea in politics even though they come from a reliable source with integrity. I don't think researchers manipulate statistics. Statistics can be manipulated when collected but this does not mean the statistics are inaccurate in themselves. For example, in services where payment by results are focused to targets and audits. We have to get the right statistics to get paid or don't want to look like we are failing in our business so pick the best ones that get the best results/statistics. This happens often in services like the NHS. In other the fudge of audits may not skew the statistics but is a false representation.
Statistics is immensely useful but individual driven . Its how you use it, the context you use it in and how ethically you use it , makes a difference.
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