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Originally Posted by rorytmeadows
The misinterpretation is in the reader. Data cannot be manipulated that way, but it can be presented differently. I'm running into that right now with my thesis, which the results don't support my hypothesis, but they are still important. It's the media that takes stories and goes whacky with them or the reader that doesn't know what to look for that misinterprets data.
Case studies are a perfect example of how things get twisted around based on perception.
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I could have sworn I had a lecture in my Statistics class regarding ethics. Questions can be ordered and worded different to favor a desired response. Like when u hear on tv 7 out of 10 ppl preferred so and so product. you could easily display the product you want favored in a biased mannered that elicits a higher response. Also, tests can be conducted to get the raw number, but they are not all necessarily valid. We had many different examples. so don't tell me data cannot be manipulated. that is just ignorant.