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This is a wonderful example of how to lie with statistics. Look at the first graph [0]. Super scary up and to the right line that appears to show our labor fo
by alex_young 7y ago
This is a wonderful example of how to lie with statistics. Look at the first graph [0].
Super scary up and to the right line that appears to show our labor force being destroyed over time with no link to economic conditions.
But wait. Look at the scale. This data represents a 6% change over 50 years.
Very weak sauce. Why trust a paper that starts off by deceiving people in such a base way?
[0] https://www.nationalaffairs.com/storage/app/media/Winter%202020/Eberstadt%20Charts-Tables/xeberstadtchart1small.jpg.pagespeed.ic.24sadX9bfY.webp https://www.nationalaffairs.com/storage/app/media/Winter%202...
- alex_young 7y agoWhy the downvotes? It would be great to hear why my observation is incorrect if you disagree.