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— Naomi Klein
Ontario Office | Update
September 13, 2011
CCPA's Ontario office has released a detailed statistical review of the 13 statistical graphs contained in the Conservative changebook platform document which finds that not one of them conforms to the normal requirements of academic or professional practice.
The analysis, by economist and CCPA-Ontario Research Associate Jim Stanford, reveals at least three of the graphs (which illustrate various statistical arguments related to the Conservative platform) present data that is clearly false. All of the others contain major errors in the labeling of variables or axes; internally inconsistent or manipulative scaling of bars and data; and misleading or incomplete references to source data.
Click here to read the full report.