Why Statistics
one thing surprises me. Now we know that some statistics collected by the government should not have come into the public domain. so, why actually collect them if we should not be privy to them.
What exactly is the point of collecting the data, just so that it is there. Surely, if one bit of data is collected, then it should be in the public domain. Issue it all, so that we can all see the information, total freedom. If there are any secrets then the question has to be asked why? Why not tell us. Surely, if the conservatives are ever elected then they will have to have access to all the numbers?
You cannot justify the collecting of any data if you don't want to come into the public domain what you have found. Forexample, if only 1000 people come into the country then many would regard that as good news, so it would probably be published. If 100000 come into the country then that might not be so good, so don't publish.
Of course we should have a free and open society, what have the statisticians got to hide.
What exactly is the point of collecting the data, just so that it is there. Surely, if one bit of data is collected, then it should be in the public domain. Issue it all, so that we can all see the information, total freedom. If there are any secrets then the question has to be asked why? Why not tell us. Surely, if the conservatives are ever elected then they will have to have access to all the numbers?
You cannot justify the collecting of any data if you don't want to come into the public domain what you have found. Forexample, if only 1000 people come into the country then many would regard that as good news, so it would probably be published. If 100000 come into the country then that might not be so good, so don't publish.
Of course we should have a free and open society, what have the statisticians got to hide.
posted by Catch22 at 3:30 AM
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