There are many misleading statistical reports being given to people every day. Surprisingly, most of the relationships were not coincidences, but were planned to bend for someone's good. These statistics have been reviewed and edited by experts. Therefore, expertise is needed to address these issues. An example of misleading statistics was Barack Obama's presidential election in 2012. The narrative starts from the American unemployment rate which dropped dramatically from 8.1% in August to 7.8% in September, this number had put many Americans amazed. The percentage changes seem very small, but considering the entire population of America, this turned everything around. This statistical problem was fortunately resolved because one of the employees, named Jurious Buckmon, was found guilty of falsifying the story and admitted to receiving the order. “Go Ahead, and fabricate it” (NY post, 2013) was a conversation line from a phone call between Buckmon and a guild. The reporter reported about 60,000 jobless families in Philadelphia alone, each ultimately representing 5,000 families in the United States. Furthermore, "Buckmon instead filled out the surveys himself, especially those who hadn't answered the phone or answered the door." (New York Post, 2013). By falsifying the survey results, many citizens mathematically obtained new jobs. As a result, it is believed to have been a major factor in helping Barack Obama win his election. It is proven that even official terms would sometimes be misleading and this kind of misleading report completely changed the situation and eventually changed the entire nation. Another example was in the twentieth century and intentionally misleading statistics can also be one of ... .middle of paper ... for the entire respiratory system, blood vessels and cause brain tumors that are worse than a throat infection. The things mentioned above illustrate how data in advertising and governments have been manipulated and how that false information has been manipulated. been applied to give wrong human imaginations. Works Cited1. Doctors' Choice Camel [Web, graphics]. Retrieved from http://171.67.24.121/tobacco_web/images/tobacco_ads/doctors_smoking/more_doctors_smoke_camels/large/camels_doctors_choice.jpg [accessed February 11, 2014]2. John, C. (2013, 11 18). “Fake” 2012 Census Election Jobs Report. Retrieved from http://nypost.com/2013/11/18/census-faked-2012-election-jobs-report/ [accessed February 11, 2014]3 . Phillips, M. (2009, June 1). The army uses the old tactic in the public relations war. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB124380078921270039 [Accessed 09 February 2014]
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