>What does this mean, and why is it relevant? It depends on the question you are asking, and what you want to learn. If you want to know if you should lock up

>What does this mean, and why is it relevant? It depends on the question you are asking, and what you want to learn. If you want to know if you should lock up an individual child cannibal, it doesn't. If you want to know if the government is doing a good job at catching and preventing child cannibalism, then the trends and comparators matter. Are there more child cannibals than 10 years ago? Are there more or less than in other countries like France?