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bhikkhu

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30. Its also kind of BS in how it presents information

Fri Aug 2, 2013, 08:41 PM

Aug 2013

one would look at it and say, for instance, that the US appear to be the fourth worst in the world for infant mortality...but what isn't clear is that this is a small selection of countries. Why these countries? Why not all countries? What is the significance of how the US compares to these ,specific countries?

I dislike articles and data presentations which, after you have read through them, odds are you are stupider than before you started.

If you want better data on infant mortality, btw, here is the complete table: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN

The US isn't nearly as good as it should be, but there's no reason to phony things up.

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Its also kind of BS in how it presents information bhikkhu Aug 2013 #30

sad David Krout Aug 2013 #31

WTF?!? LiberalBeliever Aug 2013 #32

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Raise the minimum wage NOW! Coyotl Aug 2013 #55