D****d lies & statistics
.Just as numbers are precise, words are imprecise. Actually, the imprecision of language is a fundamental part of what makes it so useful - we can use the same wording in a myriad of circumstances which are vaguely, but not precisely, similar. However, problems may arise when we try to support words with numbers in order to make what we have to say more convincing - we have to be very careful that words and numbers really...