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Stats: Checking Out the Facts and Figures Behind the News
This site, created by George Mason University and the Center for Media and Public Affairs, presents many articles on current events and issues that challenge statistics reported in the news. Each article encourages readers to think critically about statistics reported by the media and to look at the whole picture before believing conclusions presented in the news. "Our goals are to correct scientific misinformation in the media resulting from bad science, politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge."
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- Material Type:
- Collection
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- July 18, 2016
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- January 4, 2017
- Author:
- George Mason University
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Barbra Bied Sperling
